Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.9% 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 Drive115% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 219
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 627
60% 496 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
Asus(1043 04BA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.3
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 36.8
Reflection 61.9
Parallax 60.2
30% 53 fps
MRender 61.1
Gravity 41.2
Splatting 50.6
42% 50.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 275 112 99 41 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 852
Write 583
Mixed 602
SusWrite 188
124% 556 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 47
164% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 319
271% 385 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 115%
Great: 157%
Intenso SATA III SSD 480GB
5GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 430
Write 278
Mixed 322
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 35.9
141% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 189
167% 248 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
93GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 168 167 170 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 164
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 169
96% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145
280GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 49 56 71 44 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 68.8
Write 6
Mixed 23
SusWrite 54
28% 38 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
79% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 25.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 80%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $384
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