Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.1% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 06:32
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 79.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 232 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 654 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 186 171 197 194 184 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 716 Write 451 Mixed 174 SusWrite 202 85% 386 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 24.4 95% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 273 223% 319 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 223%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 31 112 40 54 45 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 276 Write 189 Mixed 220 SusWrite 68.2 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 31 4K Mixed 1.4 51% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 142 111% 153 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 87%
MB2000GCWDA 2TB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 802GB free Firmware: HPGH SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 36 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 146 Write 39.5 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 32.4 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 105%
MD500GBLS 500GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 305GB free Firmware: 05.R0R.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 122 124 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 122 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V-Color TA48G30S815G 3x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 30 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.4 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 97%

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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	2,264x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
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	648x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 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 $273	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16