Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics160% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 16:53
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 219
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 630
60% 495 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
EVGA(3842 2387) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 238
Parallax 252
183% 238 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 217
Splatting 141
160% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD
644GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 137 142 127 111 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
341GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 867 918 934 934 773 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 943
Mixed 909
SusWrite 881
232% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 73.1
259% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 225
287% 492 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 219%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
V02D4L88GB1G81G82400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 21.6
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,550 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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