Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 10:07
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 235
75% 139 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 681
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 905
56% 905 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Lighting 22.8
Reflection 24.8
Parallax 24.2
19% 24 fps
MRender 30.3
Gravity 24.7
Splatting 33.9
25% 29.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
736GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 136 146 157 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 168
Write 162
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 138
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.3
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
286GB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 31.5
Write 32.2
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 17.2
20% 26.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.7
199% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 17 17 17 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 31.5
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 17.5
20% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
169% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.7% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 12.3
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 8.7
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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