Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	168% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.8% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200728
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '22 at 20:40
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 834 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	168% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 220 Parallax 219 203% 230 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 172 Splatting 141 148% 187 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte UD PRO 256GB-$49 2,163 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 69 239 6.2 73 188 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 401 Write 314 Mixed 311 SusWrite 135 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 39.9 137% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 193 190% 303 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 103%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 111GB free Firmware: UF2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 124 124 121 137 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 382 Write 356 Mixed 196 SusWrite 157 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 10.6 70% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 47 DQ Mixed 27 34% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 365GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 161 160 166 164 166 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 140 Write 141 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 163 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 33.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 31 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 104%

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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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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 $240Bench 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