Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42% 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	96.2% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 1600AF-$97 52,721 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 656 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 887 55% 887 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 75.6 40% 63.1 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 51.6 Splatting 53.3 46% 56.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 197 202 199 192 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 142 Mixed 231 SusWrite 200 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 45.9 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 280 219% 306 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 490GB free Firmware: JA2OA590 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 92 94 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 88 Write 94.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 91.7 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 57%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 684GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 132 177 178 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 150 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 167 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 405GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 86.5 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 93.6 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 96%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 34.7 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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	1,963x
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 $240Bench 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 $46

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