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 below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 14:55
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
89% 164 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 694
70% 567 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU740 500GB
739GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N200409a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 13 9.7 29 26 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 468
Write 65.1
Mixed 112
SusWrite 18.7
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 34.9
133% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 62.1
DQ Mixed 79.9
68% 103 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 109%
Seagate BarraCuda Q5 ZP500CV30001 500GB
617GB free
Firmware: SU5SH017
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 13 9.7 29 26 16 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
46% Average
Read 460
Write 49.3
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 18.7
33% 154 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 4.1
89% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 44.8
DQ Write 61.2
DQ Mixed 81.3
54% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 46%
Great: 205%
Scst_fio l_1616686998 6TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 340
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 80 80 77 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 104
Write 51.5
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 79.8
18% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 8.8
36% 9.73 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 21.4
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 22.6
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 82.1
49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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