Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '17 at 21:00
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 258
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 506
68% 506 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4508
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.53% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 7.78
6% 9.19 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 16.2
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.53%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 473
Mixed 500
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 61.6
176% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 90.5
134% 253 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 120%
Great: 126%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
108GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 39.6
Write 39.1
Mixed 38.2
50% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.22
66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,545 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $400
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HDDRAMUSB
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