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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 725
69% 569 Pts
64-Core 982
61% 982 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 28 40 40 41 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 395
Write 60
Mixed 100
SusWrite 36.1
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 6.6
57% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 20.5
DQ Mixed 4.1
5% 8.4 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
129GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 79 80 81 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 99.5
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 83.3
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905599-020.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.2% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 26.2
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 76%

 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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