Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 21 '20 at 15:24
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 77.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 768
81% 648 Pts
64-Core 1009
62% 1009 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.3% Average
Lighting 61.2
Reflection 56.8
Parallax 73.6
50% 63.8 fps
MRender 59.3
Gravity 60.5
Splatting 49
45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dataram S40H 120GB SSD
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 282 253 242 219 192 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 335
Write 344
Mixed 152
SusWrite 234
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 6
29% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 85%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73
415GB free
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1846 1941 1485 483 480 470 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,510
Write 1,985
Mixed 252
SusWrite 1,118
324% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 74.7
255% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 702
DQ Write 1,129
DQ Mixed 475
484% 769 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 288%
Great: 311%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
431GB free
Firmware: 0003LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 98 99 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 99
Write 81.7
Mixed 52
SusWrite 99
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
116% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 21
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,484 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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