Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.9% 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 Drive40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime22.6 Days
Run DateJun 05 '21 at 20:19
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 186
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 402
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 (Ryzen iGPU)
Asus(1043 876B) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 20.1
12% 16.3 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 15.2
Splatting 12.5
11% 13.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 11%
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
21.9% Poor
Lighting 27.3
Reflection 27.9
Parallax 37.7
22% 31 fps
MRender 27.7
Gravity 29.9
Splatting 22
21% 26.5 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 83 122 115 131 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.3% Average
Read 211
Write 84.1
Mixed 74
SusWrite 105
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 32.7
52% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 122
99% 140 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
395GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 144 158 156 165 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 190
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 158
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 34.4
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 23.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 49%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 46%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $358
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