Asus PRIME B450M-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A II  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20230224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 09 '23 at 04:32
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$81
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 76.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 277
87% 162 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 806
79% 645 Pts
64-Core 1072
66% 1072 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
21GB free
Firmware: S3700100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 35 7.1 20 24 7.6 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 484
Write 327
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 52.1
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 7.3
110% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 104
128% 219 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3500320NS 500GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XR38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 63 62 59 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
39.3% Below average
Read 76.1
Write 76.3
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 60.4
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.3%
Great: 61%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: D785
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 172 166 168 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 134
Write 161
Mixed 108
SusWrite 169
106% 143 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.9
376% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.7% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 28.5
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 26.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A II

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $432
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