Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.5% 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 Drive324% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '20 at 09:25
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 77.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 787
77% 629 Pts
64-Core 1,212
75% 1,212 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Lighting 44.4
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 55.3
36% 44 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 43.3
Splatting 39.3
31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2112 2203 2175 2019 1537 1573 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,430
Write 2,276
Mixed 1,750
SusWrite 1,936
472% 2,098 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 71.1
237% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 882
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 837
608% 793 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 324%
Great: 435%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48
466GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 461 457 459 458 453 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 449
Mixed 422
SusWrite 458
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 49.9
159% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 296
243% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
813GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 207 209 204 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 143
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 206
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 24.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 24.6
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,436 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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