Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.6% 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 Drive207% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime4 Days
Run DateJun 29 '21 at 19:09
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 148
2-Core 282
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 789
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.6% Poor
Lighting 36.1
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 38
29% 38 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 27
27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB
517GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1492 809 590 718 646 593 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,783
Write 2,102
Mixed 1,427
SusWrite 808
344% 1,530 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 61.9
209% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 831
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 210
221% 385 MB/s
Poor: 202%
This bench: 207%
Great: 349%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB
277GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 472 486 488 488 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 479
Mixed 336
SusWrite 485
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 50
177% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 262
221% 322 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
500GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 153
Write 79.2
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 68.5
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 108%
Maxtor OneTouch 250GB
111GB free, PID 7350
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 38 38 38 37 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
16% Very poor
Read 37.8
Write 37.2
Mixed 24.9
SusWrite 37.9
46% 34.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 32.8
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 27.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 2 8 6 60 21.7" 1280 720 GSM5ABB LG FULL HD
Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,427 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $361
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