Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive225% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 219
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 622
59% 490 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 325 320 325 325 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 1,174
Mixed 806
SusWrite 354
234% 1,061 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 74.2
250% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,206
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 985
769% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 225%
Great: 236%
Sandisk SD7TB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
115GB free
Firmware: X2180306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 378 372 370 372 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 377
Mixed 234
SusWrite 369
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 39.4
154% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 144
154% 257 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
333GB free
Firmware: MX4OABS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 97 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 161
Write 170
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 96.4
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
345GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 125 153 156 156 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 161
Write 132
Mixed 31
SusWrite 150
86% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
73.6% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 111%

 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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