Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 23:24
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 252
83% 154 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 733
70% 580 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 444 464 465 465 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 470
Mixed 365
SusWrite 457
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 45.6
166% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 246
209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 113%
Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
269GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1639 1417 1411 1397 1358 1350 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,590
Write 2391
Mixed 1,866
SusWrite 1,428
464% 2,069 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 89.9
300% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,317
DQ Write 1,139
DQ Mixed 1,225
919% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 339%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 25.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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