Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.8% 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	96.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 23:45
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 276 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 820 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 69 Parallax 83.6 54% 72.8 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB 11,733 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 398 406 415 416 416 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 382 Mixed 246 SusWrite 409 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 30.2 147% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 266 205% 281 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 160GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 95 Write 101 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 80.8 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 153GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 197 Write 152 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 93.9 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 100 118 92 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 17.5 Write 84.7 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 100 40% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 68GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.05% Terrible	Read 11 Write 11.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 11.5 15% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 5.05% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 24.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 22.4 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 110%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,262x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	736x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	648x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

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: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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