Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive100% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 374
53% 390 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
EVGA(3842 2683) 2GB
CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Lighting 42.5
Reflection 39.4
Parallax 52.6
35% 44.8 fps
MRender 52.7
Gravity 47.9
Splatting 37.1
37% 45.9 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Digistor 256GB 256GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 353 360 362 360 365 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 367
Mixed 258
SusWrite 357
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 36.9
151% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 66.4
122% 241 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%
Plextor PX-128G7LeV 128GB
117GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 141 141 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 462
Write 141
Mixed 198
SusWrite 140
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 33.1
140% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 149
124% 181 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.3
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 102%

 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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