Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.1% 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 Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B250M-A (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170616
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 05:25
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$160 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 80.3 2-Core 140 59% 98.5 Pts	4-Core 224 8-Core 239 30% 231 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.4.3 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 88.3 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 46.9 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 896GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 120 140 156 147 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 78.7 Write 115 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 134 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 106%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 566GB free Firmware: RSM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 16 18 14 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 335GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 117 117 117 115 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 193 Write 144 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 115 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 00ee, pny Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 4.1 4.4 3.4 2.2 2.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 3% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 DDR4 2400 2OZ DDR4 3200 24GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	50% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 17.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 90.7 44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $160Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,132x
Core i7-7700Intel $205Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	802x
Core i5-7500Intel $121Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	608x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	456x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	405x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	399x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	121x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	116x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $90Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	99x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	84x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	69x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	63x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $396

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16