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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '21 at 03:17
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 233
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 445
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 74%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 157 167 167 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
21.1% Poor
Read 195
Write 179
Mixed 130
SusWrite 168
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 0.7
10% 4.17 MB/s
DQ Read 0.9
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.1%
Great: 23%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 57 52 37 40 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 7.5
Write 126
Mixed 3.7
SusWrite 46.4
33% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 18.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.2
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 95.7
42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 101%

 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% 0 8 6 64 0" 1280 720
Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,428 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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