Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.3% 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 Drive85% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200714
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 21:58
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 69.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 289
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 805
86% 686 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.3% Above average
Lighting 73.2
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 102
60% 83.4 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 61.1
56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BT58SSD09S 240GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1128B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 415 415 430 58 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 484
Write 411
Mixed 342
SusWrite 295
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 25.9
129% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 76.7
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 35.2
77% 150 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 85%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 27.1
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,436 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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