Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 14:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 209
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 779
72% 604 Pts
64-Core 1,244
77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 109
Parallax 105
83% 105 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 98.6
80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 130 133 131 138 206 MB/s
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.7% Average
Read 264
Write 110
Mixed 130
SusWrite 159
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 41.9
4K Mixed 18.1
77% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 48
DQ Write 50.8
DQ Mixed 43.2
34% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
740GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 183 182 183 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 174
Mixed 122
SusWrite 182
129% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 117%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 14
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $361
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