Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 16 '22 at 17:53
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 68.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 275
86% 162 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 926
87% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,467
91% 1,467 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 104
Parallax 116
94% 112 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 114
Splatting 96.9
98% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF2204RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 380
Mixed 301
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 10.9
66% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 68
DQ Mixed 18.2
33% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
812GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 164 168 166 168 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 172
Mixed 85
SusWrite 165
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 24.2
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 23
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,508 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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