Asus B450M-DRAGON

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	90.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus B450M-DRAGON (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 15:14
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 196 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 635 58% 485 Pts	64-Core 895 55% 895 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-1TM8VC 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 522GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 439 365 335 375 340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 412 Mixed 443 SusWrite 388 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 52.6 174% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 122 158% 283 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 395GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 446 415 365 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 407 Mixed 386 SusWrite 419 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 57.7 192% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 160 179% 304 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 281 198 240 227 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 284 Mixed 284 SusWrite 239 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 39.3 141% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 186 166% 250 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 38.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 34.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 0P 3R 4G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	14%	50	215	60	144	0"	1280 720

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus B450M-DRAGON

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	125x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	119x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	83x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	96x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	75x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $235Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	74x

SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples	102x
SSD 500GBKioxia-exceriaBench 175%, 10,941 samples	28x
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GBBench 78%, 11,560 samples	23x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	43x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	38x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $375

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16