Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44.4% 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 Drive63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '21 at 22:06
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 631
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 2051 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
44.4% Average
Lighting 56.7
Reflection 56.8
Parallax 71.3
46% 61.6 fps
MRender 59.4
Gravity 55.4
Splatting 39.4
41% 51.4 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 77 94 104 109 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
63.3% Good
Read 467
Write 200
Mixed 384
SusWrite 101
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 21.2
102% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 33.6
67% 132 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
697GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 122 122 122 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 102
Write 120
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 122
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.5
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 34.5
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 30.9
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $358
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