Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive190% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170620
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 15:54
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 702
64% 539 Pts
64-Core 1,280
79% 1,280 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Asus(1043 85D7) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29% Poor
Lighting 36
Reflection 26.2
Parallax 31.8
29% 31.4 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 32.9
28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,812
Write 1,049
Mixed 1,365
312% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 43.4
150% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 77.8
77% 124 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 190%
Great: 181%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
304GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 145
Mixed 133
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.4
99% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60
233GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 73.6
Write 70.2
Mixed 75.5
55% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.34
89% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 44%
Maxtor 6L250S0 251GB-$46
227GB free
Firmware: BANC1G10 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 56.3
Write 53.1
Mixed 63.9
44% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 4.18
4K Mixed 0.46
152% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (86th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 30.8
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,112 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $384
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