Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive314% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '20 at 06:14
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 51%

 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 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 70.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 863
89% 718 Pts
64-Core 1,064
66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 39
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 45.2
32% 47 fps
MRender 66.7
Gravity 34.3
Splatting 45.8
39% 48.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1785 1894 1113 1127 696 821 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 2,627
Write 1,910
Mixed 1,448
SusWrite 1,239
403% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 87.2
298% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 754
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 479
485% 771 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 314%
Great: 311%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB
28GB free, PID a209
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 27
Write 12.8
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 12.6
18% 15.4 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.08%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 23.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,454 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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