Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.6% 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 Drive	97% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '20 at 23:43
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 80.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 846 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 144 Parallax 196 0% 113 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 92.2 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 222 271 273 259 270 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 474 Mixed 228 SusWrite 261 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 46.7 153% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 227 188% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 173 175 173 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 112 Write 146 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 170 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 162 161 172 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 90.4 Write 103 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 165 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 97 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 102 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 96.7 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 339GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 132 131 133 131 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 134 Write 96.9 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 132 144% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT16G4D30BET4.C16FD 1x16GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 19.5 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 59%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,267x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,969x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	737x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	649x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	596x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	342x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $51Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	440x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16