Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180511
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 29 '18 at 16:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 423
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ128G8NY 128GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 248 289 299 274 324 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 454
Write 404
Mixed 401
SusWrite 303
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 12.5
102% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 312
207% 240 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 94%
Hitachi HTS725032A7E630 320GB-$89
297GB free
Firmware: GHBOA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 106
61% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 24.5
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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: $385
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