Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190912
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 13:53
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 732
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Lighting 62.7
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 79.8
51% 70.4 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 61.1
Splatting 55.8
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,486
Write 2,273
Mixed 1,529
466% 2,096 MB/s
4K Read 60.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 79.3
263% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 665
DQ Mixed 877
635% 829 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
52GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 356 327 280 290 265 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 487
Mixed 452
SusWrite 331
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 59.5
199% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 370
279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 32.4
102% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 35.7
SC Mixed 28.1
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $365
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