Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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.
Graphics58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 10:28
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 77.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 724
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 980
61% 980 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
58.7% Above average
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 80.3
Parallax 92.8
59% 81.9 fps
MRender 76.6
Gravity 73.8
Splatting 63.5
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 62%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 452 453 456 413 76 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 452
Mixed 444
SusWrite 382
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.3
183% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 236
198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 115%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.7% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 12.8
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 14.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 85.7
47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,454 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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