Asus B150M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus B150M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 104
2-Core 214
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 419
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 103
Parallax 96.9
81% 100 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 98.1
Splatting 102
82% 99.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 131
Write 117
Mixed 135
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.2
74% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.1% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 24.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B150M-A Builds (Compare 1,241 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus B150M-A - $285

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $888
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