Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.2% 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 Drive73.4% 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)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 15:31
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 194
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 387
52% 387 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.2% Below average
Lighting 40.1
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 38.3
33% 36.9 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 37.6
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 33%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.38% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 6.72
6% 7.81 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.16 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.38%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 150 38 33 81 24 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 471
Write 384
Mixed 164
SusWrite 92.8
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 22.2
122% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 147
150% 244 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.1% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.3
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 48%

 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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