Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.9% 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 Drive87.7% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 17:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 327
52% 372 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Lighting 34.3
Reflection 25.3
Parallax 31.7
28% 30.4 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 32.8
Splatting 32
28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 88 109 105 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 462
Write 380
Mixed 214
SusWrite 132
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 45.9
157% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 159
151% 238 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
645GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 183 178 178 182 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 184
Mixed 81
SusWrite 179
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FDD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 84%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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