Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive174% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181029
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '18 at 12:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 230
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 915
83% 697 Pts
64-Core 1,328
82% 1,328 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$33
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0802A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 382 389 245 142 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 1,663
Write 551
Mixed 707
SusWrite 252
174% 793 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 45.4
238% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 415
DQ Write 563
DQ Mixed 66.4
168% 348 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 174%
Great: 179%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 114 123 123 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 118
Write 121
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 122
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 2.5
466% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
106% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 36.1
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

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