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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive48.2% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190912
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '19 at 02:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 793
79% 641 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 137 132 144 207 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 351
Write 98.5
Mixed 131
SusWrite 163
41% 186 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 17.8
76% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.9
DQ Write 28.8
DQ Mixed 26.4
20% 27.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
838GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 173 173 173 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 170
Mixed 125
SusWrite 173
120% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 33.4
108% 37.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,437 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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HDDRAMUSB
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