Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	85.3% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '22 at 02:08
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 77.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 864 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1073 66% 1073 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 30.0.15021.11005 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 93.1 55% 75.4 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 48.4 51% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 251 254 258 254 257 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 459 Write 443 Mixed 360 SusWrite 264 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 28.1 141% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 35 73% 146 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 240%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 179 172 167 169 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 92 Write 142 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 172 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 750GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 51GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 15 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 30.7 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 14.5 21% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 166 154 154 158 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 102 SusWrite 159 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 359% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 92%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 123GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 129 130 133 130 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 52 Write 73.5 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 131 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 14GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 0 3.2 9.8 9.7 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.49% Terrible	Read 35.1 Write 32.1 Mixed 14 SusWrite 6.5 27% 21.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 33% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 8.49% Great: 52%
IT-CEO Storage 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 44GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 14 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 34 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 12.7 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 43%
WDC WD10 JPVX-75JC3T0 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 13GB free, PID 0569 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 10 9.2 5.9 5.9 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	7.56% Terrible	Read 31.3 Write 31.9 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 7.7 29% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.56% Great: 25%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2.5TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 133GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 15 16 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 63.4 Write 67.6 Mixed 31 SusWrite 15.9 56% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 29.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 28.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 85.6 47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 103%

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

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,279x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,978x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	744x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,086x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	598x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	218x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	255x

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Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16