Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics46.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive213% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '17 at 07:46
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 178
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 602
55% 459 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.8% Average
Lighting 62.1
Reflection 55.3
Parallax 65.2
51% 60.9 fps
MRender 46.1
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 57.6
39% 46.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2,196
Write 1,235
Mixed 1,229
342% 1,553 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 24.7
145% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 49.5
70% 133 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 213%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSCK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 26.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 21.9
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 94%

 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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