Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B450M S2H  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190731
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 68.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 275
84% 158 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 714
75% 601 Pts
64-Core 990
61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 6.85
Parallax 6.81
11% 8.98 fps
MRender 61.9
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 10.6
21% 28.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 146 128 182 100 176 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 120
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 140
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRX2800D464L16S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.5% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 25.3
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 18.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B450M S2H Builds (Compare 6,721 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: $379
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