Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.4% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 770
80% 642 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6391) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 179
Parallax 191
145% 183 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 172
Splatting 121
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 92 94 92 92 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 417
Mixed 382
SusWrite 102
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 45.6
167% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 115
141% 247 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 92%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
100GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,521
Write 1,921
Mixed 934
395% 1,792 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 80.2
291% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 1,363
DQ Mixed 1112
898% 1,261 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105
5.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 161 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 150
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 160
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
43.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 11.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 46%

 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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