Asus PRIME B450M-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.9% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-K  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190912
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 10:32
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 75.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 280
89% 166 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 804
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 978
60% 978 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.9% Poor
Lighting 35.7
Reflection 30
Parallax 37.2
29% 34.3 fps
MRender 35.2
Gravity 35.7
Splatting 34.1
28% 35 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 456
Write 428
Mixed 347
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 32.9
127% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 168
176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 89%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
131GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 61 70 76 81 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 144
Write 152
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 70.4
71% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
272GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 122 120 120 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.4% Above average
Read 77.2
Write 69.3
Mixed 46
SusWrite 119
57% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.8
133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 88%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
58GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 25 22 24 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
24.8% Poor
Read 95.5
Write 17.8
Mixed 63
SusWrite 22.6
57% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 2
145% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 29
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 27.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-K Builds (Compare 3,730 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $507
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