Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.9% 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	98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '21 at 20:55
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing way below expectations (14^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 42.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 187 58% 110 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 612 58% 479 Pts	64-Core 1,245 77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 81.2 Parallax 60.8 52% 68.5 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 53.3 55% 69.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 257 274 265 268 267 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 856 Write 1,186 Mixed 708 SusWrite 264 170% 754 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 34.4 88% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 570 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 319 266% 393 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 223%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 333 375 377 396 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 401 Write 366 Mixed 367 SusWrite 364 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 34.9 100% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 333 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 352GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 179 182 180 180 181 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 144 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 178 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X16GC3000C16K4D 1x16GB 1,910 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	27.3% Poor	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 10.4 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 5.7 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 189 21% 189 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,259x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,964x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	735x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	647x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	594x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	216x

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: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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