Asus B450M-DRAGON

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.2% 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 (40%). 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, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus B450M-DRAGON (all builds)
Memory	11.8 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 15:36
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 249 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 717 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81% 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: 468 436 374 384 379 374 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 475 Mixed 442 SusWrite 402 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 47.2 157% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 120 157% 283 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 395GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 456 457 462 375 390 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 412 Mixed 335 SusWrite 433 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 45.1 156% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 160 174% 292 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 226 261 212 284 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 494 Write 242 Mixed 282 SusWrite 249 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 34.6 121% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 190 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% 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 potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 38.4 100% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 33.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95% 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 5: 0P 1R 0G 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
5%	2%	45	216	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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	126x
Ryzen 5 3500XAMD $160Bench 82%, 33,544 samples	119x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	83x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	96x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	75x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	75x

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: $374

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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