Asus PRIME B450M-A II

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.2% 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 Drive181% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A II  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 00:34
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 68.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
83% 155 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 776
80% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6500-XT-$140
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 23.5.1
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Lighting 66
Reflection 76.9
Parallax 128
54% 90.3 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 31.6
55% 73.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M.2 2280 Gen 3x4 NVMe SSD 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0914A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 437 207 458 421 546 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,751
Write 454
Mixed 292
SusWrite 404
157% 725 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 28.8
203% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 318
333% 526 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 181%
Great: 231%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
231GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 177 180 176 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 88.1
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 178
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%
Generic External 120GB
19GB free, PID 0840
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 53.6
Write 31.8
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 38.9
48% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 24.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A II Builds (Compare 4,600 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A II

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $422
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