Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B450M S2H  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 16:43
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$189
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 79.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 252
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 785
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.8% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 102
Parallax 99.4
78% 99.3 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 92.2
Splatting 83.7
68% 82.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 71 79 87 84 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 86.3
Write 74.5
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 72.6
53% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 54%
Adata Nobility N005 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$257
4GB free, PID 105b
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 38.4
Write 32.3
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 33.1
40% 30.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
17% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905713-008.A00G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.4
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B450M S2H Builds (Compare 6,725 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $378
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