Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 27 '21 at 09:46
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 below expectations (29th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 193
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 525
56% 444 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.4% Average
Lighting 60.4
Reflection 57.9
Parallax 48
49% 55.4 fps
MRender 42.5
Gravity 50
Splatting 46.3
38% 46.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 381
Write 326
Mixed 305
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 12
35% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 34.1
81% 164 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 70%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
346GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 85 82 89 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 89.2
Write 93.5
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 82.6
62% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
241GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 104 109 103 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 123
Write 136
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 102
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 22
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,586 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-PLUS - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $411
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