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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 781
77% 632 Pts
64-Core 1,000
62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
256gb QLC SATA SSD 256GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 169 18 16 10 5.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 481
Write 375
Mixed 328
SusWrite 44.4
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 0.2
92% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 69.1
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 0.3
10% 26.7 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
992GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 153 152 154 152 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 125
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 152
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 113%
Sandisk Timeshift 16GB
12GB free, PID 55a0
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
16.3% Very poor
Read 36
Write 12
Mixed 17.3
SusWrite 15.3
24% 20.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.9
191% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSTK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 31.1
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 96%

 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
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $361
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