Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.3% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 16:25
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 82.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 779
76% 623 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 49
Parallax 42.7
38% 46.3 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 43.1
Splatting 37.8
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 240GB 240GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW200918
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 379 373 401 406 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 494
Write 416
Mixed 353
SusWrite 392
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 12.3
103% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 15.4
71% 159 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 93%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 176 178 180 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 168
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 180
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 32.9
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 27.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $359
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