Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.9% 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 Drive187% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181029
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 13:58
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 704
68% 561 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.9% Average
Lighting 62.1
Reflection 62.4
Parallax 83.2
51% 69.2 fps
MRender 62.1
Gravity 63.1
Splatting 46.2
46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S2681101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 237 200 186 238 183 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 2,244
Write 1,106
Mixed 188
SusWrite 233
205% 943 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 57.6
190% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 456
DQ Mixed 416
346% 501 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 187%
Great: 276%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB
206GB free
Firmware: HP14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 105 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 104
Write 103
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 106
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 65%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
453GB free
Firmware: JP2OA3GH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 131 132 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 131
Write 134
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 132
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 29.2
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 26.3
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,447 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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