Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 09:41
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 212 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 659 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 68 66 63 64 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 148 Write 87.1 Mixed 121 SusWrite 66 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 25.4 92% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 96.6 DQ Mixed 98.6 75% 100 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 61%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 781GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 95 98 87 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 92.9 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 74 76 72 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 47 Write 54.8 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 68.2 38% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 79% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 84%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 135GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 109 94 95 108 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 73.9 Write 55.3 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 99.1 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 296GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 62 64 65 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 56.7 Write 54.7 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 63.3 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.2% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 15 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,262x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,965x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	736x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,080x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	648x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	595x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	273x
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	439x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	252x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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