Asrock B250 Gaming K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B250 Gaming K4  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '19 at 06:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
66.9% Good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 201
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 360
46% 350 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 143
Parallax 132
113% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 135
Splatting 0.13
59% 82.6 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 31 15 20 15 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 95
Write 104
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 18.5
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.1
38% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 16
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 662 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock B250 Gaming K4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $457
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