Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics5.51% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive60.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 14:11
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
33.6% Below average
Memory 33
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 200
56% 110 Pts
4-Core 183
8-Core 364
32% 273 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.51% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 5.81
5% 6.76 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 5.93
Splatting 12.7
7% 7.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 237 210 297 302 311 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.3% Good
Read 252
Write 282
Mixed 229
SusWrite 265
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 20.1
65% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 307
230% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 129%
Verbatim STORE N GO 64GB
21GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.9 7.6 7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
2.12% Terrible
Read 3.7
Write 2
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 6.6
6% 4.25 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.12%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43BB1-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.9% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.3
28% 9.83 GB/s
SC Read 4.9
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 5.1
15% 5.3 GB/s
Latency 238
17% 238 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 41%

 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: $385
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