Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics52.7% 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 Drive91.3% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170620
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 16 '17 at 12:11
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 193
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 582
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 60.1
Parallax 77.4
53% 67.4 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 53.4
Splatting 75.4
53% 62.7 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 413
Mixed 419
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 26
145% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 43.9
DQ Write 89.8
DQ Mixed 26.6
32% 53.4 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 114
Write 121
Mixed 117
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.19
83% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
12GB free
Firmware: 2AR10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 91.9
Write 93.8
Mixed 50
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.28
74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (81st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 12.7
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.6
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.2%
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 2,115 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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