Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 06:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 71.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
91% 171 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 942
94% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.9% Good
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 84.4
Parallax 75.2
76% 84.1 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 78.1
Splatting 0.09
36% 49.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 6.8 33 182 142 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 463
Write 379
Mixed 227
SusWrite 120
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 15.6
69% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 30.3
43% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
59GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 110
Write 110
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 109
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 30
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.8
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 25.4
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.6%
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 10,434 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: $358
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