Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 17.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics16% 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 Drive32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191015
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 14 '20 at 16:38
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Memory 25.2
1-Core 16.2
2-Core 32.8
16% 24.7 Pts
4-Core 61.5
8-Core 61.8
8% 61.7 Pts
64-Core 59.5
4% 59.5 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Asus(1043 876B) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 18.2
Reflection 21
Parallax 26.3
15% 21.9 fps
MRender 16.3
Gravity 21.2
Splatting 26.8
18% 21.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 16%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
3 120GB SSD 120GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 67 41 45 44 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 387
Write 325
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 91.5
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 0.9
32% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 81
DQ Write 51.6
DQ Mixed 25.6
30% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 146 146 146 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 140
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 144
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
26.1% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 13.1
27% 9.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.57 GB/s
Latency 285
14% 285 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 103%

 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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