Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.3% 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 Drive107% 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.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190425
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 05 '21 at 02:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 676
65% 538 Pts
64-Core 927
57% 927 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.1
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.3% Average
Lighting 61.4
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 91
50% 70.1 fps
MRender 59.4
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 43.5
45% 56.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 443 445 448 195 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 407
Mixed 433
SusWrite 355
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 48
158% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 282
237% 344 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 196 198 202 197 197 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 135
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 195
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 29.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.9%
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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