Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 06:08
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 738 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 61.6 51% 65.8 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 73.2 57% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDSR120GB-D8 120GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 378 411 413 412 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 464 Write 401 Mixed 310 SusWrite 403 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 18.6 115% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 79.6 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 26.7 62% 122 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 932GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 173 174 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 162 Mixed 110 SusWrite 172 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.8 7.6 9.5 8.8 8.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	9.35% Terrible	Read 31.8 Write 9.3 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 8.4 16% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 62% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.35% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 1,915 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 51%

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

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,259x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	735x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	647x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	594x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $36Bench 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: $360

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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