Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.7% 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 Drive47.4% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '17 at 09:38
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 68.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
69% 124 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 728
68% 565 Pts
64-Core 1081
67% 1081 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0505) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1305 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.7% Average
Lighting 49.7
Reflection 67.4
Parallax 72
40% 63.1 fps
MRender 67
Gravity 49.7
Splatting 56.1
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
570GB free
Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 485
Write 340
Mixed 341
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 17.8
74% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 42.2
50% 87 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 104%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 171
Write 165
Mixed 444
59% 260 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 15.8
91% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 44.2
45% 70.1 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 107%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
668GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 92.8
Write 69.2
Mixed 71.5
58% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.15
70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350M-A - $76

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $389
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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