Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.2% 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	206% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 224 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 679 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.51 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 38.8 34% 37.8 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 37.7 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeGN 512GB 792 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 403 364 304 496 690 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,430 SusWrite 463 314% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 70.2 232% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 771 572% 764 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 245%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$94 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: A4MST7JF SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 138 155 140 149 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 163 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 148 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 211GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 60 64 60 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 62.7 Write 56.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 62.3 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 67%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 879GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 138 141 141 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 136 Mixed 93.6 SusWrite 138 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 97%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 583GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 88 92 86 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 124 SusWrite 90 177% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 103%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 132 134 140 128 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 135 147% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 26.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,262x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	737x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	648x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	439x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	252x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16