Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20200729
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 18:44
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 820 76% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 1F08) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 116 98% 116 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.1 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M8VC 256GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 384 363 337 311 302 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 115%
Nvme Apacer AS2280P4 256GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 60GB free Firmware: AP00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,318 Write 1,053 Mixed 1,072 255% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 86.3 316% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 675 DQ Write 989 DQ Mixed 715 574% 793 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 218%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 7GB free Firmware: UF2204RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 369 Mixed 128 69% 314 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 7.9 37% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 87GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 154 169 156 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 156 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 269GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 110 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 99.7 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 111 59% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 2x8GB 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 90%

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

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450M S2H

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,183x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,162x
Ryzen 5 1600AFAMD $97Bench 72%, 52,721 samples	443x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	542x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	490x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	439x

SSD
SSD 500GBKioxia-exceriaBench 175%, 10,941 samples	188x
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	187x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	169x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	367x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	342x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	309x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $407

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