Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '23 at 20:38
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$90
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 81.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 274
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 812
79% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,051
65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 112
Parallax 118
103% 119 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 103
Splatting 87.4
86% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk G5 B 1TB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 326 333 282 370 365 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 407
Mixed 262
SusWrite 342
81% 359 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 43.1
154% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 210
195% 302 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Wd_black SN770 1 1TB
875GB free
Firmware: 7311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2498 2556 2515 2533 2545 2549 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
614GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 127 130 132 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 100
Write 54.5
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 128
55% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
20GB free
Firmware: 02.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 137 138 141 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 138
Write 142
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 138
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35.5
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 36.1
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,519 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $365
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