Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '18 at 14:05
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 228
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 344
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Nvidia(10DE 0000) 3GB
CLim: 1005 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 12.1
Reflection 14.3
Parallax 9.97
10% 12.1 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 16.6
12% 15.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 495
Write 389
Mixed 411
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 22.5
125% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 23
28% 47.6 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 83%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 10.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.6
27% 9.6 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,549 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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