Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B250M-A (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 13:31
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	MNE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 499 66% 495 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 305 305 305 304 305 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 306 Mixed 278 SusWrite 305 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 40.1 168% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 240 207% 307 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 128%
Toshiba MK5055GSX 500GB-$33 4,927 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 68GB free Firmware: FG001A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 66 65 64 66 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 46.3 Write 41.7 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 64.7 33% 44.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 42%
Samsung HM500JI 500GB-$100 8,795 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 166GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 4.7 Write 5.7 Mixed 7.5 SusWrite 54.5 13% 18.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 47%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 173GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 87.6 Write 88.8 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 75.3 104% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905702-017.A00G KHX2400C15D4/4G 12GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 13.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A - $74

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	1,289x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	959x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	711x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	529x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples	467x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	461x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	140x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	139x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	109x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	78x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 10,940 samples	65x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $385

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16