Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.2% 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 Drive235% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180511
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 01:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
76.9% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 347
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 343
21% 343 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1597 MHz, MLim: 1780 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Lighting 40.7
Reflection 37.6
Parallax 37.8
33% 38.7 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 35.9
Splatting 35.9
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 326 327 326 324 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,115
Write 1,447
Mixed 592
SusWrite 389
250% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 61.6
249% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,156
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 687
642% 991 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 235%
Great: 236%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26
160GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 246 115 115 109 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 403
Write 408
Mixed 353
SusWrite 180
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 17.7
92% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 28.7
75% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 180 179 178 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 141
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 178
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
78.6% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 24.3
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,579 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-PLUS - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $426
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