Asus B150M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus B150M-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 15:28
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	58%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 147 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 262 32% 248 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 136 118 177 161 165 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 286 Write 251 Mixed 241 SusWrite 150 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 38.5 122% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 168 143% 208 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 84%
Seagate ST500NM0003-9ZM172 500GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 376GB free Firmware: GA0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 174 172 173 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 171 Mixed 82.6 SusWrite 172 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 16.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	22	1	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus B150M-A - $285

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	255x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	244x
Core i5-6400Intel $78Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	136x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	130x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	119x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	41x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	39x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	27x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $888

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16