Asus PRIME B250-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics58.5% 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 Drive58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180327
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 14:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 703
76% 605 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Asus(1043 8658) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
58.5% Above average
Lighting 74.8
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 63.5
61% 70.8 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 66.1
54% 65.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tigo 128GB 128GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 197 195 200 200 199 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 315
Write 171
Mixed 163
SusWrite 197
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 11.1
93% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 67.7
77% 129 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 112%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46
902GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 162
Mixed 80
SusWrite 171
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905701-011.A00G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
46.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.1
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250-A Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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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