Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '19 at 18:58
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 (99th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 213
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 391
53% 394 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.7% Good
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 86
Parallax 75.3
78% 85.6 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 0.09
36% 50.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
485GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 103 90 113 122 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 149
Write 146
Mixed 98.5
SusWrite 109
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.9% Below average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,544 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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