Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200728
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 70.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 89% 168 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 829 87% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,049 65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 88.3 Reflection 88.5 Parallax 82.3 72% 86.4 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 78.7 Splatting 70.1 70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: S190802a SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 335 325 335 344 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 90 Write 424 Mixed 304 SusWrite 302 64% 280 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 30.5 137% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 187 157% 223 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 526GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 174 178 178 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 168 Mixed 106 SusWrite 175 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 109%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 135GB free Firmware: 5C.01G5C SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 57.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 54.1 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 4,221 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.5 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 62%

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

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,265x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,966x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	737x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	649x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	341x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $52Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	439x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16