Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 81.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 826
87% 694 Pts
64-Core 1,060
66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.3% Average
Lighting 61.2
Reflection 56.7
Parallax 82.5
50% 66.8 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 48.6
45% 56.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dataram S40H 120GB SSD
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 127 131 131 133 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
40% Average
Read 470
Write 428
Mixed 307
SusWrite 146
75% 338 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 7.7
4K Mixed 6.7
43% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40%
Great: 85%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
293GB free
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2102 2102 1694 542 676 505 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2,710
Write 2,100
Mixed 246
SusWrite 1,270
350% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 90.8
315% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 740
DQ Write 1,183
DQ Mixed 480
499% 801 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 326%
Great: 311%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
430GB free
Firmware: 0003LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 84.5
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 98.6
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 32.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 109%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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