Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '19 at 10:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 85.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 945 86% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,329 82% 1,329 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 80.2 76% 86 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 77.1 Splatting 73.3 71% 89.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 480GB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0628A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 435 76 24 44 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 470 Write 432 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 161 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 26% 6.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 99%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 24 26 24 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 215 Write 32.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 25.1 92% 89 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 11.3 802% 11.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 12.4 1,112% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 109%

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 46%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,257x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,961x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	734x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,079x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	647x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	594x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	216x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	439x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	252x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $361

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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