Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.5% 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 Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '17 at 11:00
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 657
69% 554 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 51.9
Parallax 60.6
38% 53.1 fps
MRender 46.1
Gravity 40
Splatting 37.9
33% 41.3 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 495
Write 409
Mixed 409
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 24
133% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 41
DQ Write 72.6
DQ Mixed 23.9
27% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
161GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 143
Write 137
Mixed 127
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905599-025.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.8% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.8
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,116 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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