Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	233% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B250M-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '18 at 10:51
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 279 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 773 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 63.2 59% 69.3 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 643 640 645 641 647 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 1762 Mixed 666 SusWrite 678 282% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 57 216% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1093 DQ Mixed 841 691% 982 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 107 155 158 163 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 162 Write 156 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 136 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 2x8GB 2,796 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 21 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,289x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	958x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	709x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	527x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	467x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	461x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	140x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	109x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	78x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	65x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $400

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16