Asus B150M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.6% 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 Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus B150M-A (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150831
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '18 at 23:15
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 92.6 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 377 40% 322 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gainward(10B0 1401) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 38.1 36% 41.4 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 34.2 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandis SD7SB6S256G1122 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 31GB free Firmware: X351 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6645 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 717 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17208443227 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 51 (A8) Unknown 100 100 13 (A9) Unknown 100 100 335 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 45 193274380314 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 274 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 244818706517 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1611 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1807 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1333 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6953 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	92.9% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 359 Mixed 324 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 26.1 133% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 65.4 105% 206 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 93%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 15981309 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -45329084835069 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 764 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 31 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 24 49 51542818840 (C2) HDA temperature 24 49 51542818840 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15981309 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15981309 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15981309 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 96 96 98784247809 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24172 (EA) Unknown 0 0 21474 (F1) Unknown 0 0 21474 (F2) Unknown 0 0 16151 (F4) Unknown 94 94 12910787	57.2% Above average	Read 386 Write 125 Mixed 156 48% 222 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 14.3 99% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 31.7 49% 93.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 73%
Hitach HDS721010CLA332 1TB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 180GB free Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 124 124 25788940607 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3080 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 28156 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3028 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3082 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3082 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 223339085852 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.9% Above average	Read 83.3 Write 105 Mixed 93.7 71% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.27 72% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 6,074 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 49%

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asus B150M-A - $285

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	255x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	244x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	136x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	130x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	119x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	46x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	40x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	41x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples	39x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	27x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $888

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16