Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive22.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 05:55
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 584
61% 489 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Gigabyte(1458 4009) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 124
Parallax 135
99% 127 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 112
Splatting 105
105% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 141 7.7 17 61 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.1% Poor
Read 156
Write 103
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 87.5
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 5.9
33% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 16.3
DQ Write 17.6
DQ Mixed 15.2
12% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
703GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 385 455 476 472 476 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 452
Mixed 322
SusWrite 418
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 24
137% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 278
230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 101%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
113GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 118 89 98 136 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 121
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.6% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 19.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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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HDDRAMUSB
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