Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
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 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 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 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 622
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 857
53% 857 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 240
XFX(1682 7240) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 6.19
0% 4.17 fps
MRender 5.33
Gravity 5
Splatting 6.48
5% 5.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 1.64%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
860GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 25 57 63 73 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Read 10.5
Write 23.8
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 50.4
17% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL17-17-17 D4-2400 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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