Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200728
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '20 at 15:25
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$81 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 145 2-Core 283 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 788 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,014 63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1349) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3866 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900J13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 428 462 471 473 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 125 Mixed 388 SusWrite 446 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 42.7 153% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 218 189% 275 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB 77,202 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 33.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 32.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 104%

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

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,294x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,981x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	747x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,090x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	652x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	599x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $58Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	220x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	574x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	257x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16