Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	110% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180712
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '19 at 16:53
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (44^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-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 225 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 642 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 34.3 32% 37.2 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 35.3 Splatting 30.9 28% 34 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 708 99 97 258 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 557 Write 709 Mixed 585 SusWrite 346 124% 549 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.3 162% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 290 245% 356 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 153%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 341GB free Firmware: Q0927A SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 314 321 314 325 331 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 448 Write 320 Mixed 232 SusWrite 319 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 15 96% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 86.7 110% 191 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 102%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 662 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2TB free Firmware: 0511 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 64 64 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	9.39% Terrible	Read 81.3 Write 110 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 64.8 20% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.8 7% 3.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.8 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 2 3% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.39% Great: 18%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 883GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 52 48 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 89.5 Write 86 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 52.2 46% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 196GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 63 64 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 90.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 63.9 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 223% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 514GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 115 117 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 90.2 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 117 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 188 190 188 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 104 Write 138 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 187 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.9 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 63 63 64 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 144 Write 162 Mixed 87 SusWrite 64.5 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 292% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 825 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 0GB free Firmware: 0511 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 50.2 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1 282% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 89%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 63 64 64 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 135 Write 145 Mixed 101 SusWrite 64.7 147% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 98%
SONY Hard Drive 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 823GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 60 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 141 Write 131 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 59.4 115% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 41%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 508GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 64 65 64 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 2.7 Write 167 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 64.1 95% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 59% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 32.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	846x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	629x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	293x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	299x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	237x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	227x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	102x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	92x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	76x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	182x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	134x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $446

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16