Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 00:04
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 79.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 866
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,093
68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Sapphire(1DA2 E421) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 55.8
Parallax 121
64% 84.9 fps
MRender 54.1
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 75.6
57% 69 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT23B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 516
Write 483
Mixed 433
106% 477 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 64.2
211% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 290
217% 287 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 140 112 141 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 147
Write 138
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 134
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 96%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 64GB
22GB free, PID b128
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4.9 7.9 8.8 7.2 7.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 41.5
Write 30
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 7.8
24% 21.2 MB/s
4K Read 10.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
42% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
77.1% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 30.8
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 29.8
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,493 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: $364
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