Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive167% 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190729
Uptime4 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 00:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 73
1-Core 137
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 693
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 44.1
Reflection 38.3
Parallax 34.9
36% 39.1 fps
MRender 34.6
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 40.1
30% 36.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0328D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 273 256 262 263 263 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,637
Write 657
Mixed 128
SusWrite 258
145% 670 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52
184% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 321
326% 538 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 167%
Great: 277%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 133 134 132 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 143
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 132
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 28.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 22
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 94.6
42% 94.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,454 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: $364
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