Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 05:00
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 502
65% 493 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 87 82 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 96.2
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 85.5
60% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
220GB free
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 132 131 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 87.9
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 131
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 74%
General UDisk 16GB
15GB free, PID 1234
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
3.39% Terrible
Read 11
Write 2.5
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 2.8
5% 4.53 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.39%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 8ATF51264AZ-2G3A1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 13.5
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $381
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HDDRAMUSB
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