Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% 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)
Boot Drive	242% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '20 at 12:53
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3600-$94 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 849 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$185 861,249 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 91.8 62% 79 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 57.2 54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 997 676 877 1029 297 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 1,026 Mixed 968 SusWrite 688 236% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 90.9 318% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 305 388% 685 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 236%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$41 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 61GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 146 148 144 148 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 458 Write 230 Mixed 240 SusWrite 148 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 18.4 83% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 82.9 DQ Mixed 35 44% 78.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 55%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$41 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 25GB free Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 75 74 14 31 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 457 Write 246 Mixed 290 SusWrite 74.6 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 19.4 80% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 85.9 DQ Mixed 41 47% 82 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 206 205 205 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 204 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$43 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 32.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $94Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,801x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $193Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	1,588x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	593x

GPU
RX 580AMD $185Bench 52%, 861,249 samples	878x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	533x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $228Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	468x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	289x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $41Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	222x
A400 480GBKingston $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	173x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	466x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	362x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	210x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $417

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16