Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.3% 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 Drive120% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 117
2-Core 237
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 714
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.3% Poor
Lighting 35.6
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 37.8
29% 37.8 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 26.5
27% 34 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 219 214 211 206 202 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 950
Write 399
Mixed 448
SusWrite 225
111% 505 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 39.4
151% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 374
DQ Mixed 489
368% 497 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 120%
Great: 142%
Samsung MZ7PD128HAFV-000 128GB
55GB free
Firmware: DXM10H6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 355 359 358 358 359 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 280
Mixed 303
SusWrite 358
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 37.4
142% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 122
147% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 100%
Adata SU630 240GB
72GB free
Firmware: Y200225a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 280 90 90 89 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 473
Write 452
Mixed 433
SusWrite 182
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 40.4
150% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 302
221% 286 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
192GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 159 159 159 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 148
Write 85.4
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 159
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.1
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 34.4
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 29.3
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,450 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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