Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.1% 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 Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 01:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 445
57% 432 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Lighting 50
Reflection 48.3
Parallax 42.8
41% 47.1 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 39
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon LCH-128V2S-11 2.5 7mm 128GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FC7110A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 137 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 439
Write 142
Mixed 194
SusWrite 138
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 32.3
115% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 148
123% 180 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$30
460GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 199 196 199 202 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 184
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 193
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13
11GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 134
Write 37.5
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 36.5
57% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.6
106% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 34.2
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 39.5
SC Mixed 26.7
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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