Asus STRIX B250F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.6% 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 Drive142% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX B250F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161110
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 17 '18 at 07:23
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 387
47% 361 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 60.8
59% 68.5 fps
MRender 68.2
Gravity 65
Splatting 66.3
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,353
Write 571
Mixed 780
198% 901 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 26.2
142% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 35.5
88% 183 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 142%
Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
358GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 183
Mixed 147
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.51
4K Mixed 0.36
137% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
610GB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 89.3
Write 93.7
Mixed 86.1
116% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.21
60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 23.3
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX B250F GAMING Builds (Compare 2,546 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus STRIX B250F GAMING - $182

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $566
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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