Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive99.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '18 at 06:00
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 218
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 347
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6025
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.89% Terrible
Lighting 7.2
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.81
6% 8.09 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 15
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.89%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 130 131 132 131 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 435
Mixed 320
SusWrite 163
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 46.7
179% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 319
252% 349 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
41GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 76 73 72 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 365
Write 70.9
Mixed 114
SusWrite 73.9
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 17
74% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 57.3
DQ Write 23.3
DQ Mixed 34.5
27% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 69%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
154GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 114 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 117
Write 106
Mixed 64.4
SusWrite 114
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
446GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 126 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 131
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 125
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
778GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 149 149 149 148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 148
Write 109
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 147
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.1
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,549 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $400
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