Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics59.8% 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 Drive225% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 05:11
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 626
61% 500 Pts
64-Core 923
57% 923 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 66.2
61% 72.5 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 70.6
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 808 431 257 259 259 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,130
Write 917
Mixed 1,000
SusWrite 443
247% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79.2
246% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 818
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 465
436% 678 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 225%
Great: 271%
UFD USB Flash Drive 16GB
11GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 13 13 16 16 16 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.97% Terrible
Read 29.2
Write 4
Mixed 12
SusWrite 13.7
17% 14.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.97%
Great: 10%
Kingston DataTraveler 120 4GB
3GB free, PID 1623
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.2 3.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
4.14% Terrible
Read 11.3
Write 3.7
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 3.9
7% 5.9 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.14%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 26.8
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,495 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: $365
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