Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.3% 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 Drive52.9% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 28 '22 at 22:36
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User MNE-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 430
54% 410 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.3% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 42.3
Parallax 44
31% 41.5 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 28.8
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V3.33.S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 76 40 42 46 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 478
Write 111
Mixed 162
SusWrite 64.8
44% 204 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 12.6
87% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 52.1
DQ Mixed 17.8
36% 76 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 91%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
0GB free
Firmware: 100001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 135 133 136 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 146
Write 110
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 134
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
0GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 103 103 104 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 102
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,553 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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