Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.4% 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 Drive107% 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.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '20 at 02:20
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 76.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 717
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Lighting 47.6
Reflection 51.3
Parallax 55.8
39% 51.6 fps
MRender 50.7
Gravity 42.7
Splatting 37
35% 43.4 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB
753GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 437 446 453 456 432 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 435
Mixed 377
SusWrite 444
98% 433 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 45.1
156% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 242
196% 276 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 107%
Great: 122%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 256GB
159GB free
Firmware: DXM01D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 440 446 454 449 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 375
Mixed 307
SusWrite 442
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 37.1
134% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 146
158% 267 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
136GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 86 86 89 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 152
Write 150
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 87.3
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 108%
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 (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.9% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 23.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 79.9%
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 10,433 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $358
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