Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 12:14
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 82 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,189 106% 894 Pts	64-Core 1,478 92% 1,478 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 97.3 60% 79.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 76.9 Splatting 49.5 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 430 431 429 432 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1591 Write 1,639 Mixed 1,269 SusWrite 511 281% 1,252 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 81.1 290% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 971 768% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 237%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 786GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 142 142 142 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 68 SusWrite 142 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 86%
Maxtor STM3160811AS 160GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 149GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 73 Write 39.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 73.4 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 40%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 371GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 157 157 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 130 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 156 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x8GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 33.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 36.7 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 107%

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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	12	10	62	24.1"	1280 720	HWP3122 HP E241i

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,262x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	737x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	648x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	439x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	252x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16