Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive238% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '18 at 11:09
Run Duration382 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 602
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.02% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 9.42
Parallax 7.62
6% 8.17 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15.4
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.02%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,083
Write 1,248
Mixed 1,248
337% 1,526 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 50.5
204% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 432
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 157
175% 299 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 238%
Great: 236%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB
10GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
4.51% Terrible
Read 18.4
Write 2.64
Mixed 3.61
7% 8.21 MB/s
4K Read 5.32
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.005
20% 1.78 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.51%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.6% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,553 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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