Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive93.8% 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.
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
3 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200714
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '21 at 03:01
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 69.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
86% 163 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 838
84% 686 Pts
64-Core 1,090
67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.6% Below average
Lighting 41.8
Reflection 44.7
Parallax 39.5
34% 42 fps
MRender 36.7
Gravity 39.2
Splatting 34.4
30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 292 288 274 294 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 314
Mixed 269
SusWrite 290
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 38.3
141% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 189
170% 259 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
233GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 102 113 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 113
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
638GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 102 103 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 112
Write 110
Mixed 106
SusWrite 102
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 76%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB
7GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.3 5.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
7.92% Terrible
Read 35.2
Write 5.7
Mixed 13.7
SusWrite 6.1
16% 15.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
27% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.92%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 25.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Builds (Compare 4,015 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $476
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