Gigabyte B450 AORUS M

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	291% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 AORUS M (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '21 at 08:42
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 866 90% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% PNY(196E 11C8) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Lighting 15.5 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 14.7 13% 13.1 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 16.5 Splatting 15.7 11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1342 998 1004 1002 999 1001 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 2,303 Mixed 1,779 SusWrite 1,058 403% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 79.9 285% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1278 960% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 297%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 519GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 493 494 495 492 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 470 SusWrite 485 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.8 211% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 281 237% 345 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 466GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 211 209 208 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 487 Mixed 363 SusWrite 241 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 53.8 190% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 260 220% 321 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
Samsung PSSD T7 500GB 1,446 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 425GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 638 640 384 304 303 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 18GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 96 95 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 86.7 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 94.4 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 109%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB 13,327 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 124 125 106 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 25% Great: 102%
PNY USB 3.1 FD 124GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 115GB free, PID 00fe Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 2.9 12 5.3 10 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 130 Write 69.1 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 16.9 90% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.8 253% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 34%
Patriot Memory 8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 3400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3.7 4.6 7.1 7.2 7.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.94% Terrible	Read 24.6 Write 7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 5.6 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.94% Great: 7%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 8GB 1,502 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 2.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.78% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 3 11% 9.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.5 41% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.78% Great: 7%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 9.1 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 31.7 Write 21.1 Mixed 24 SusWrite 10.2 28% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.8 173% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 19%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 57GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.5 9.3 5.3 6.5 4.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	9.03% Terrible	Read 13 Write 9 Mixed 9.9 SusWrite 7.4 13% 9.82 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.03% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 36.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 AORUS M - $149

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,443x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,324x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $175Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	563x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	505x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	430x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	428x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	204x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	174x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	167x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	420x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	275x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	251x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $433

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16