Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive271% 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
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180511
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '20 at 08:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 691
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 3.5
4% 4.25 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.13
4% 4.46 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 1029 1034 1040 445 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2111
Write 1,018
Mixed 1021
SusWrite 785
273% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 91.6
314% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 819
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 625
554% 822 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 271%
Great: 241%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
646GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 174 173 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 170
Mixed 115
SusWrite 173
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.1
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,550 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $400
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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