Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.4% 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 Drive90.1% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170224
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '17 at 05:21
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 69.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
77% 142 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 748
75% 608 Pts
64-Core 964
60% 964 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2062 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 11.4
Reflection 116
Parallax 100
9% 75.7 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 370
Mixed 393
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 28.7
134% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 96.2
101% 163 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 179
Mixed 184
141% 187 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.23
86% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
212GB free
Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 77.2
Write 97.4
Mixed 86.7
66% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.47
100% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16- 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 26.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,113 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $389
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