Asus PRIME B250M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.4% 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 Drive71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-K  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 15:39
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 71%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 196
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 420
51% 389 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.4% Below average
Lighting 44
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 60.5
36% 55.6 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 43.8
Splatting 52.4
43% 53.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 488
Write 269
Mixed 272
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 16.3
105% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 39.8
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 16.7
39% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
909GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 171
Mixed 159
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.34
133% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 21.1
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-K Builds (Compare 2,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-K - $73

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $270
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