Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59% 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	46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '20 at 18:17
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Memory 65.1 1-Core 75 2-Core 140 55% 93.5 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 429 45% 359 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Zotac(19DA 5543) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59% Above average	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 62.1 64% 70.2 fps	MRender 58.6 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 59.8 49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 38 110 73 58 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 343 Write 250 Mixed 271 SusWrite 86.1 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 16.7 69% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 39.3 DQ Mixed 7.2 42% 104 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 96%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 414GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 112 114 112 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 105 Write 107 Mixed 95 SusWrite 113 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 25 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 12.3 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,259x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,964x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	735x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	647x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 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: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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