Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	33.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '21 at 22:27
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 245 81% 148 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 763 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BB) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.1% Good	Lighting 96.5 Reflection 93 Parallax 80.7 79% 90.1 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 82.2 Splatting 0.3 36% 49.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Apacer AS350 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 191 257 204 251 233 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 73%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 120 120 121 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 88 SusWrite 118 150% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.9 300% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2666 2OZ Patriot 3200 C16 Series Patriot 3200 C16 Series 40GB 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 27.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.4 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns

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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	2,264x
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 $300	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