Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.5% 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 Drive59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 14:24
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 254
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 508
68% 508 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
MSI(1462 3355) 2GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Lighting 35.5
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 25.3
29% 28 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 32.9
Splatting 31.6
28% 34 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 489
Write 241
Mixed 267
73% 332 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 11.4
83% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 31.3
DQ Write 45.1
DQ Mixed 21.4
21% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 184
Mixed 149
131% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.27
106% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 21.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,586 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: $411
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HDDRAMUSB
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