Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics147% 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 Drive329% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200714
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 06:37
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 189
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 728
68% 566 Pts
64-Core 1,076
67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 260
Parallax 207
177% 228 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 147
Splatting 131
123% 154 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 147%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
739GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1584 1724 2180 2240 2308 2234 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,535
Write 2,337
Mixed 2,165
SusWrite 2,045
511% 2,271 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 65
224% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 784
578% 767 MB/s
Poor: 249%
This bench: 329%
Great: 623%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
447GB free
Firmware: UG4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 4.6 36 37 50 89 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 450
Write 385
Mixed 290
SusWrite 74.9
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 18
69% 24.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 85.7
DQ Mixed 41.5
47% 81.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 61%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84
388GB free
Firmware: ST0BA36A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 98 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 86.9
Write 89.9
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 97.4
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 63%
Jmicron Generic 1TB
542GB free
Firmware: 0405
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 72 73 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 85.2
Write 90.6
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 72.8
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M1A2666C16 CMK16GX4M1E3200C16 32GB
3200, 3200 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 31.6
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 27.3
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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