Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.7% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 days ago, 2 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180824
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (20^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 2600-$185 620,722 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 51.2 1-Core 80.2 2-Core 154 54% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 287 8-Core 504 50% 395 Pts	64-Core 795 53% 795 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$220 679,891 User benchmarks, average bench 55% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 85.2 50% 68.9 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 44.5 54% 57.7 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$68 592,209 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 368 367 368 371 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 432 Write 412 Mixed 375 SusWrite 367 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 33.2 108% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 268 228% 334 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$40 794,536 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 330GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 165 166 165 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 140 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 164 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26BFT4K.C8FD 2x8GB 1,749 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 28.3 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 156 26% 156 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples	8,591x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $185Bench 76%, 620,722 samples	7,503x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $310Bench 81%, 447,140 samples	2,893x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 679,891 samples	4,717x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 241,072 samples	2,667x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 342,433 samples	2,302x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 64%, 285,241 samples	1,781x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $37Bench 45%, 121,495 samples	1,250x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $68Bench 106%, 592,209 samples	885x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	2,450x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	1,807x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 81%, 46,178 samples	1,016x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $220	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16