Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.7% 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 Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170712
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateNov 08 '17 at 16:59
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 629
67% 536 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 36BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 58.5
Reflection 65.4
Parallax 57.9
48% 60.6 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 57.1
Splatting 51.1
48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.8% Average
Read 267
Write 266
Mixed 35.2
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 4.76
72% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 27.8
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 4.58
15% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
798GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 82.9
Write 71
Mixed 79
59% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.25
76% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
2TB free, PID 231a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 118
Write 119
Mixed 93.5
140% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 4.64
4K Mixed 0.42
174% 1.88 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 12.8
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 88.5
45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 41%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,118 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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