Asus PRIME B450M-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A II  (all builds)
Memory19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 25 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 60.2
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 219
67% 126 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 618
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 55 78 75 73 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 63.3
Write 75.2
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 66.4
44% 60.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 85%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 152 152 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 136
Write 144
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 152
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 85%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB
7.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 177 170 172 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
74% Very good
Read 146
Write 160
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 175
197% 144 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.6
222% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 74%
Great: 101%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB
10TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 196 198 196 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 194
Mixed 131
SusWrite 194
240% 176 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 1.1
310% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
67.6% Good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 26.4
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 18.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A II Builds (Compare 4,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A II

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $420
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