Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.5% 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 Drive45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$86
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 200
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 389
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 383
24% 383 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (69 fps cap detected)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 69.4
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 65.5
57% 67.9 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 68.6
56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 42 38 25 29 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 392
Write 170
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 45
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 5.3
70% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 31.4
63% 126 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 71%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98
930GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 414 435 440 435 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 416
Mixed 366
SusWrite 427
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 47.1
165% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 357
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 111%
Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
83GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 117 116 111 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 170
Write 148
Mixed 82
SusWrite 114
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Adata 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.9% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.3
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,574 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $304
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