Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.4% 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 Drive42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 200
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 682
61% 514 Pts
64-Core 928
58% 928 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 73.5
Reflection 62.6
Parallax 97.9
60% 78 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 47.7
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 45 2 11 3 13 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 447
Write 254
Mixed 283
SusWrite 38.1
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 15.8
61% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.5
DQ Write 79.3
DQ Mixed 28.6
37% 65.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
447GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 66 81 78 86 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 159
Write 135
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 78.4
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
40.6% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 13.7
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,437 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: $360
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