Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	247% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 04:09
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 79.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 291 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 847 89% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	195% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 347 Parallax 286 234% 307 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 234 Splatting 171 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1482 830 575 432 433 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 1734 Mixed 1,416 SusWrite 693 305% 1,359 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 81.3 288% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,070 DQ Mixed 1,194 889% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 276%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 169GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 64 136 120 153 135 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 470 Write 271 Mixed 364 SusWrite 138 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 0.1 66% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 0.2 64% 151 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 76%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 419GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 115 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 72 SusWrite 116 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,178 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 33.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 31.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 114%

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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	2,268x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,969x
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	596x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	342x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	441x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16