Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 647
63% 519 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 41.9
32% 37.8 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 36.6
31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
670GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 106 114 91 116 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 149
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 114
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-156.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 21
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 86%

 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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