Asrock B250 Gaming K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.5% 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)
Boot Drive154% 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 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.
MotherboardAsrock B250 Gaming K4  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170328
Uptime13.7 Days
Run DateJul 03 '22 at 03:40
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 80.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 237
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 432
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.5% Average
Lighting 60.9
Reflection 60.6
Parallax 91.4
50% 71 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 69.1
Splatting 45.6
46% 58 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP500CV30001 500GB
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SU5SH017
SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 699 53 43 564 32 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 885
Write 882
Mixed 819
SusWrite 365
166% 738 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 62.6
224% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 495
407% 566 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 154%
Great: 205%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
233GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 499 306 306 305 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,496
Write 1,118
Mixed 526
SusWrite 454
199% 898 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 49.4
191% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,068
DQ Write 987
DQ Mixed 672
602% 909 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 191%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.3% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.5
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B250 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 662 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Asrock B250 Gaming K4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $446
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