Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.2% 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)
Boot Drive96% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 21:49
Run Duration368 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 419
56% 417 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 72.8
Reflection 72.1
Parallax 61.9
59% 68.9 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 67.4
Splatting 68.1
56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 480GB
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 482
Mixed 490
111% 499 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 14.9
110% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 68.7
119% 233 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 96%
Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 139
Write 140
Mixed 126
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.26
86% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 80%
Great: 103%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
945GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 85.5
Mixed 83.8
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.15
71% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
804GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 139
Write 148
Mixed 139
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.88
4K Mixed 0.61
152% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
735GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 163
Mixed 151
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.57
4K Mixed 0.36
140% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 109%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB
1TB free, PID 6123
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 127
Write 138
Mixed 36.3
121% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 7.86
4K Mixed 0.55
288% 2.96 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
HitachiG ST 1TB
708GB free, PID 1014
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 90.4
Write 97.3
Mixed 47.8
98% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,580 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $426
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