Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.3% 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 Drive17% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 13 '19 at 00:38
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 643
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 901
56% 901 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.3% Average
Lighting 53.6
Reflection 50.9
Parallax 44
44% 49.5 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 46.8
Splatting 46.2
37% 44.6 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1029A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 36 2.1 29 1.2 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 297
Write 336
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 29.2
37% 167 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.1
13% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 17%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 190 201 205 205 198 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 173
Mixed 79
SusWrite 196
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Facet 16GB
7GB free, PID 5576
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.1 7.7 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
7.95% Terrible
Read 22.7
Write 12
Mixed 13.8
SusWrite 6.1
16% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 2.9
141% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.95%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 30.6
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
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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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