Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.7% 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)
Boot Drive127% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161019
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 22 '21 at 13:55
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 457
61% 456 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 58.7
Reflection 61.5
Parallax 88.1
48% 69.4 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 45.2
48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 470 472 486 454 423 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 487
Mixed 448
SusWrite 459
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 58.4
200% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 127%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 158 157 154 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 127
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 156
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 114%
Kingston DT 100 G2 4GB
3GB free, PID 1653
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 10.2
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 10.1
16% 13 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
71.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 21.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 22
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 54: 6R 5G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
54% 27% 75 110 21 60 23" 1920 1080 HWP3187 HP 23cw
History: Score 36: 3R 6G 3B | Score 54: 6R 5G 9B
Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,549 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
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HDDRAMUSB
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