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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive187% 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 10:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 291
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 768
84% 664 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 137
Reflection 123
Parallax 128
112% 129 fps
Splatting 92.8
95% 92.8 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1.10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 347 926 257 257 258 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1,500
Write 1,143
Mixed 709
SusWrite 521
215% 968 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 43
186% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 348
411% 705 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 187%
Great: 240%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 179 183 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 169
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 181
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 35.3
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 32.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 112%

 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%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $359
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