Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49% 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 Drive77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 17:46
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 90.9
2-Core 190
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 497
53% 423 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49% Average
Lighting 61.7
Reflection 62.4
Parallax 74.1
50% 66.1 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 51.4
47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G3CL4763C121S502 240GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CL411106
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 187 183 198 198 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 350
Write 204
Mixed 243
SusWrite 185
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 37.9
136% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 227
171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
883GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 162 164 163 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 140
Mixed 104
SusWrite 163
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G HMA451U6AFR8N-TF Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.7% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.8
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,560 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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