Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '24 at 11:20
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 74.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 81% 149 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 858 82% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,223 76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$550 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 513F) ≥ 4GB; nvidia geforce rtx 4070 gaming x slim CLim: 3150 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 258 Parallax 302 228% 280 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 239 Splatting 186 204% 260 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3PSSD8 1TB 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 286% 688GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR411 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 1557 1647 898 418 350 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,861 Write 2,421 Mixed 2070 SusWrite 1,092 420% 1,861 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69 229% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 900 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 740 537% 708 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 441%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 463GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 446 447 439 436 441 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 498 Write 457 Mixed 412 SusWrite 439 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 0.8 65% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 50.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 28% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 471GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 192 191 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 154 Mixed 79 SusWrite 191 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CM4X8GD3200C16K4 32GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 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
0%	0%	0	22	1	60	27"	1280 720	SAM0D22 S27F350

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,277x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,975x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	742x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,085x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	597x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	572x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	443x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	254x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16