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 (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive38.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201202
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 26 '21 at 05:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 74.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 286
89% 168 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 984
89% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,443
89% 1,443 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 114 85 73 83 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 375
Write 386
Mixed 88
SusWrite 106
53% 239 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 8.9
50% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.9
DQ Write 69.9
DQ Mixed 32.3
30% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 197 198 201 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 142
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 201
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 27.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 27.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 92.2
43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,436 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $358
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