Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.6%, 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)
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory34 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161013
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMar 01 '19 at 16:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 87
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 203
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 660
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (99th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 71.5
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 60.9
58% 67.6 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 68.7
Splatting 72.5
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 828
Write 565
Mixed 584
146% 659 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 43.2
162% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 326
273% 384 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
315GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 85 83 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 38.5
Write 38.5
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 82.3
33% 45.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
128% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 86%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB
80GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 31 33 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
26.1% Poor
Read 88.5
Write 50.5
Mixed 38
SusWrite 34.5
64% 52.9 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 2.1
143% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 23.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 154%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,550 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback