Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics58% 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 Drive218% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 13:06
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 771
78% 631 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (99th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)
58% Above average
Lighting 71.4
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 67.5
58% 70.2 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 71.7
58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1701 894 598 600 602 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,292
Write 1,397
Mixed 722
SusWrite 832
238% 1,061 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 58.2
224% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,039
DQ Write 1,067
DQ Mixed 857
698% 988 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 218%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 158 163 164 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 152
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 160
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 63
63% 63 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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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HDDRAMUSB
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