Asus STRIX B250F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.5% 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 Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX B250F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 19:03
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 586
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85C9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.5% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 58.8
54% 64.2 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 62
Splatting 64.5
52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 189 187 272 198 191 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 166
Write 101
Mixed 311
SusWrite 216
45% 198 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 35.7
130% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 187
166% 246 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 102%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
50GB free
Firmware: SBFK11B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 123 88 73 72 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 458
Write 336
Mixed 304
SusWrite 104
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 26.1
119% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 192
175% 265 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 85%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 108 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 108
68% 92.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 86%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 145 145 148 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 147
Write 134
Mixed 68
SusWrite 145
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH Kingston 9905622-057.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.5% Average
MC Read 14
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX B250F GAMING Builds (Compare 2,558 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250F GAMING - $182

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $566
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