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 (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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 11:02
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 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 i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 505
67% 503 Pts
64-Core 485
30% 485 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 128GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8PA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 105 106 106 109 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 372
Write 99.5
Mixed 166
SusWrite 108
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 22.8
104% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 141
118% 175 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 74%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
14GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 27.5
Mixed 7.7
15% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 21.7
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.4%
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 4,562 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: $384
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