Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '17 at 17:24
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 228
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 586
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus R5 230
Asus(1043 3027) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1046.0
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 2.27
Reflection 2.27
Parallax 2.03
2% 2.19 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 1.63
Splatting 1.83
1% 1.74 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 444
Write 242
Mixed 293
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 4.37
72% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 3.99
43% 100 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59%
Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 223
Write 208
Mixed 183
153% 204 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.25
112% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 123%
Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 194
Mixed 182
146% 194 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.24
110% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 114%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 28.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.1
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,112 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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