Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.8% 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 Drive	54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B250M-A (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '24 at 16:18
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$40 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 70.8 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 134 55% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 223 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 18.6 33% 34.3 fps	MRender 34.9 Gravity 38 Splatting 34.2 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 280 169 63 62 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 313 Write 276 Mixed 232 SusWrite 148 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 17.4 72% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 167 148% 220 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 87%
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1109 128GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 118GB free Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 144 164 158 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 303 Write 145 Mixed 132 SusWrite 153 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 8.7 63% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 78.1 85% 141 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 143GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 97 108 100 113 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 79.1 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 106 57% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 263GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 107 125 125 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 49.2 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 121 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 113%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 11GB free Firmware: 1AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 111 101 82 111 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 49.5 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 98.2 57% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905622-057.A00G Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-UH 12GB 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.6 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	49	20	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0B47 S24D590

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,303x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	965x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	716x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	533x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	470x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	465x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	140x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	111x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	78x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	66x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16