Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19% 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 Drive23.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190425
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 02:26
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 75.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 220
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 710
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 918
57% 918 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
19% Very poor
Lighting 20.9
Reflection 20.2
Parallax 22.3
17% 21.1 fps
MRender 31.6
Gravity 27.5
Splatting 25.3
23% 28.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 56 55 64 43 9.8 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 413
Write 245
Mixed 221
SusWrite 60.1
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3
12% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB
602GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 138 140 154 104 25 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.3% Very poor
Read 152
Write 203
Mixed 141
SusWrite 118
35% 153 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.7
7% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 115%
WD Elements 1TB
846GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 48 17 17 25 5.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 49
Write 73.7
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 31.9
68% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 43%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5
10GB free, PID db8a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 16 22 23 16 2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 73.2
Write 24
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 14.9
47% 39.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.5
20% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.4% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 26.6
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 21.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
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%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

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