Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics59.4% 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 Drive42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 02:25
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 69.7
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 184
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 593
58% 478 Pts
64-Core 948
59% 948 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Lighting 74.2
Reflection 75.8
Parallax 94.8
60% 81.6 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 76
Splatting 62.9
57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 80 91 86 69 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 456
Write 286
Mixed 150
SusWrite 85.7
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 20.1
35% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 89.3
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 156
115% 148 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
500GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 96 109 126 117 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 110
Write 128
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 111
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 112%

 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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