Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.2% 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 Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 72.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
73% 131 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 605
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 608
38% 608 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.2% Average
Lighting 58.7
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 64.1
48% 63.2 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 57
Splatting 54
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 145 34 47 64 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 437
Write 341
Mixed 322
SusWrite 69.5
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 30.7
112% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 86.2
DQ Mixed 161
122% 169 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
408GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 112 110 112 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 154
Write 154
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 110
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 27.3
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 22
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 94.8
42% 94.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 80%

 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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