Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	229% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210810
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '22 at 07:33
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 5800X-$189 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 66.8 1-Core 157 2-Core 320 94% 181 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 903 92% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,420 88% 1,420 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Zotac(19DA 4666) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	229% Outstanding	Lighting 340 Reflection 306 Parallax 384 277% 344 fps	MRender 377 Gravity 303 Splatting 200 230% 294 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 477 Mixed 325 96% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 49.9 165% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 217 200% 308 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 99GB free Firmware: R0427AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 429 438 443 440 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 445 Mixed 436 SusWrite 391 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 49.9 165% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 236 200% 289 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 303GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 161 162 164 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 97 Write 132 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 158 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 113%
G-drive USB 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2.5TB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 39.6 31% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 132%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,053 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 12.4 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 11 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 90%

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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	2,278x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,976x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	742x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,085x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	597x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	254x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16