Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics53.9% 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)
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170908
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '21 at 21:25
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 44%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 202
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 312
44% 322 Pts
64-Core 333
21% 333 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 61.1
Parallax 93.4
57% 75 fps
MRender 56.5
Gravity 73.7
Splatting 46.7
47% 59 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWE150 480GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 418 395 23 26 283 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 378
Write 162
Mixed 324
SusWrite 256
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 32.9
127% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 167
157% 239 MB/s
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
232GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 135 138 138 139 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 84.1
Write 95.3
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 137
72% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 109%
WD Gaming Drive 4TB
2.5TB free, PID 261e
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 104 102 81 81 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 90
126% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C16/16G KHX2666C16/16G KHX2666C16D4/16GX KHX2666C16D4/16GX 64GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.6% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 26.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 20.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,554 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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