Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.5% 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 Drive35.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 11:05
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 464
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.5% Poor
Lighting 27.1
Reflection 33.7
Parallax 30
22% 30.3 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 29
Splatting 22.5
23% 29.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 149 154 157 211 158 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.1% Below average
Read 218
Write 106
Mixed 107
SusWrite 168
33% 150 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 11.3
51% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 20.1
DQ Mixed 18.2
14% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 204 201 203 203 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 174
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 201
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 118%
Great: 114%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 172 174 174 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 171
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 173
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata Kingston KHX426C13/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 23.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns

 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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