Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210713
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 16 '23 at 03:33
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45% Average
Memory 27.6
1-Core 96.3
2-Core 189
52% 104 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 317
47% 341 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 45%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
3.88% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 3.2
Parallax 4.6
4% 4.13 fps
MRender 0.3
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 8.1
4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.88%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Memory Ghost PCIe 128GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1102A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 305 214 124 173 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 476
Write 339
Mixed 276
SusWrite 199
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 9
46% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 58.2
106% 214 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 183%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62
335GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 149 160 157 154 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 156
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 156
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TM42A28UD04T-NVL 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
18.6% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 6.1
19% 6.8 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 3.9
13% 4.63 GB/s
Latency 269
15% 269 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,595 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $406
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