Asus STRIX B250H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX B250H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '20 at 15:04
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 700 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 66.8 62% 73.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 70.4 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 439 Write 364 Mixed 188 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 21.2 129% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 155 154% 249 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 102 109% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 75GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6191 Write 42.5 Mixed 76.2 1,505% 2,103 MB/s	4K Read 736 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.4 30,956% 247 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 869GB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 41 Write 41.7 Mixed 32.3 49% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 140% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 468GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 135 Write 113 Mixed 74 130% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 168% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 91%

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Gaming 48%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250H GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	181x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	147x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	129x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	137x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	93x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	89x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	22x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	28x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16