Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201202
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 79.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 300 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 829 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.9% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 64 33% 53.5 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 48.2 Splatting 42.8 39% 48.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
C2S3T/120G 120GB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: H201202b SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 433 441 435 306 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 461 Mixed 404 SusWrite 362 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.6 173% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 221 166% 218 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%
WD WD7501AAES-60Z2A0 750GB 1,250 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 383GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 112 113 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 113 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 71%
WD easystore 2648 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 2648 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 111 110 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 116 Write 102 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 111 134% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 234% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 33.6 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 28.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 110%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,278x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,976x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	742x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,085x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	597x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	254x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16