Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	127% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 201 72% 128 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 612 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 4011) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 109 Parallax 123 91% 114 fps	Gravity 110 Splatting 95.9 90% 103 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 267 249 246 243 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 699 Write 675 Mixed 390 SusWrite 265 113% 508 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 49.7 170% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 702 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 488 420% 619 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 214%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 65GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 461 439 480 426 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 476 Mixed 364 SusWrite 427 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 41.8 149% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 131 154% 268 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 456 Mixed 409 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 52 178% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 292 211% 268 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 40GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 65 67 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 21.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 65.5 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 470GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 97 100 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.7 Mixed 71 SusWrite 97.1 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 2x8GB 10,185 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 25.7 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 113%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING Builds (Compare 23,314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	890x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	789x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	686x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16