Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	98.7% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 00:17
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 80.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 835 78% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1436 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 66 Parallax 99.6 59% 79.2 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 79.2 Splatting 49.9 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 161 135 126 120 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 351 Mixed 321 SusWrite 147 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.1 182% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 214 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 104%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 87GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 425 429 434 408 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 450 Mixed 269 SusWrite 427 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 32.4 148% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 228 207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 79GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 209 204 209 203 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 488 Mixed 387 SusWrite 228 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.6 185% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 260 220% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
Maxtor STM3320613AS 320GB 3,623 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 45GB free Firmware: MC1J SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 68 68 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 71.2 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 68.7 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 33 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 34.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

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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	2,273x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,971x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	738x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,082x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	597x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $50Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	570x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	442x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16