Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics150% 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 Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 22:29
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 744
82% 650 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 214
Parallax 207
186% 216 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 158
Splatting 93.8
117% 150 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 42 86 31 43 47 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51% Above average
Read 155
Write 84.2
Mixed 238
SusWrite 46.6
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 35.7
127% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19.5
DQ Write 93
DQ Mixed 154
90% 88.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51%
Great: 102%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
466GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 390 437 439 439 440 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,553
Write 1,425
Mixed 1,049
SusWrite 475
251% 1,125 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 60.7
223% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 1,003
767% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 207%
Great: 237%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
640GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 157 158 159 158 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 161
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 157
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 23
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,544 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback