Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.1% 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 Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190307
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '22 at 22:51
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 2600X-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 131 52% 87.4 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 337 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 3540) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.50.20.01 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 47 Parallax 44.3 24% 40.2 fps	MRender 54 Gravity 46.5 Splatting 37.1 37% 45.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 11 429 139 165 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,119 Mixed 860 SusWrite 144 180% 807 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 39.6 138% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 563 DQ Write 419 DQ Mixed 45.9 155% 342 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 255%
AFT VX-1R 2TB 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 54 60 94 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Jmicron H/W RAID5 16TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 11TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 63 59 47 61 53 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 67.9 Write 45.3 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 56.7 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.9% Above average	MC Read 24 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 22.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 82%

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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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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,275x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,974x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	742x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,084x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	571x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	443x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16