Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 72.7%, 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 98
2-Core 187
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 378
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.2% Above average
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 55.5
52% 61.3 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 62.5
52% 63.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 56%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Lighting 5.63
Reflection 8.31
Parallax 5.38
5% 6.44 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 4.93
Splatting 11.5
7% 8.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 265
Write 153
Mixed 95.5
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 13.2
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 5.63 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 16.4
DQ Mixed 26.5
28% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
Seagate Portable 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 125 124 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 98
Write 116
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 124
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
24GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 128 123 142 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 166
Write 140
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 132
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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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