Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateDec 21 '19 at 07:27
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 422
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4550
Gigabyte(1458 21D2) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 29 38 39 15 26 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
43% Average
Read 161
Write 35.5
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 38.3
18% 79.9 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 14.8
96% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 28.3
52% 103 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43%
Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
351GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 166 170 167 171 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 143
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 160
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 96%
Great: 103%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB
597GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 37 37 37 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
26% Poor
Read 33.5
Write 35.4
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 36.7
41% 30.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.5
164% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 26%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD48G240082 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,555 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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