Asus PRIME B250M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics0.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B250M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171211
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 18 '21 at 04:11
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 457
59% 448 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 5400
Sapphire(174B 6000) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.51% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 1.9
Parallax 1.7
0% 1.27 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.8
1% 1.43 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.51%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 34 36 35 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 34
Write 45.8
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 33.1
24% 33.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
71% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
167GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 118 117 118 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 106
Write 116
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 117
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL17-17-17 D4-2400 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
38.6% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.9
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 10 7 75 21.5" 1280 720 SAM707B LF22T35
Typical PRIME B250M-A Builds (Compare 4,544 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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