Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190729
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 11 '19 at 15:24
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 76.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 834
86% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,063
66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 86 70 83 86 45 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 481
Write 392
Mixed 379
SusWrite 82.4
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 24.4
136% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 21.7
74% 157 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
184GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 92 93 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 148
Write 116
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 92
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500321CS 500GB
71GB free
Firmware: SC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 71 71 70 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 65
Write 62.7
Mixed 38
SusWrite 70.7
43% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 39%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M1D3000C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 20.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 21.7
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 88
45% 88 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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