Asus PRIME B450M-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A II  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '21 at 22:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 76.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 307
96% 180 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 912
90% 735 Pts
64-Core 1,134
70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 112
Parallax 119
102% 119 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 87.5
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2043 776 772 774 775 775 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,464
Write 2,289
Mixed 1,742
SusWrite 986
419% 1,870 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 74.8
244% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 817
DQ Mixed 891
664% 882 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 274%
Great: 355%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
553GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 156 162 164 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 151
Write 151
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 160
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 29.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 29.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 118%

 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 4,612 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $435
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