Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '19 at 03:58
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 54.9
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 146
56% 98.1 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 252
40% 286 Pts
64-Core 301
19% 301 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
Asus(1043 876B) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.50.16.01
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 13.6
Reflection 14.8
Parallax 17
11% 15.1 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 17.2
12% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 250GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST8S1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 129 94 77 143 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40.5% Average
Read 299
Write 89.7
Mixed 178
SusWrite 117
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 11.9
38% 12.4 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 195
149% 209 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.7% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 21.4
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 15.3
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

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