Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.2% 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)
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170616
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateApr 22 '22 at 20:18
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 82
2-Core 174
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 500
51% 411 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.2% Above average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 62.1
52% 65 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 66.6
Splatting 63.4
53% 64.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 414
Write 341
Mixed 307
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 28.6
104% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 110
103% 165 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
147GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 93 95 94 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 118
Write 111
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 92.9
73% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
798GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 183 186 195 191 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 137
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 189
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ASU21D4U5S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.9% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 16
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,555 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-A - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $385
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