Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics58.9% 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 Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 67.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
71% 129 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 585
57% 467 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 90.2
62% 78.2 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 58.4
53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 31 14 3.8 129 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 320
Write 260
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 73.7
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 15
46% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 85.6
DQ Write 74.1
DQ Mixed 39.1
40% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 170 170 163 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 156
Mixed 30
SusWrite 169
94% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.3% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 11.8
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 9.8
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,454 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

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