Asus PRIME B450M-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive172% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A II  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 08:02
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 246
81% 148 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 708
69% 568 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
EVGA(3842 1061) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.9% Good
Lighting 87.7
Reflection 86.4
Parallax 78
72% 84 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 69.7
67% 83.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 815 845 881 858 777 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,336
Write 940
Mixed 848
SusWrite 830
221% 988 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 55.9
189% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 198
150% 210 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 172%
Great: 209%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 32.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 30.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A II Builds (Compare 4,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A II

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $422
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