Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39.9% 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 Drive89.1% 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.
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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170929
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 15:24
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 77.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 647
70% 553 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.9% Below average
Lighting 51.6
Reflection 54.5
Parallax 58.9
42% 55 fps
MRender 48.4
Gravity 47
Splatting 38.3
36% 44.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 518
Write 420
Mixed 425
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 24.5
136% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 41.9
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 23.1
28% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
680GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 178
Mixed 155
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.16
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 107%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
92GB free
Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
97% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 32.4
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 25.3
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 97%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,120 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: $383
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