Asus PRIME B350M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics36.7% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B350M-A  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170320
Uptime18.1 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 20:07
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 55.2
1-Core 62
2-Core 140
48% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 266
31% 243 Pts
64-Core 290
18% 290 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 48
Reflection 45
Parallax 39.8
39% 44.2 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 41.8
Splatting 36.9
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 58 42 37 88 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 98
Write 104
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 64.5
62% 83.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 13.2
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.4
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B350M-A Builds (Compare 2,115 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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