Asus B150M-A/M.2

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.1% 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 Drive	84.8% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus B150M-A/M.2 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180518
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 03:59
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 412 55% 411 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 105 Parallax 65 56% 79.7 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 62.5 56% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 94 154 81 72 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 437 Write 281 Mixed 318 SusWrite 105 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 41 159% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 197 170% 250 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 22 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.6 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus B150M-A/M.2

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	264x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	255x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	146x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	107x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	44x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x

RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	33x
9905625-062.A00G 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 3,107 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $273

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16