Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJan 08 '19 at 03:52
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 693
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 912
56% 912 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 459 456 456 459 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 451
Mixed 432
SusWrite 405
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 54.7
191% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 204
182% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 118%
Great: 115%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
173GB free
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1591 1317 443 442 439 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2463
Write 1,563
Mixed 1,303
SusWrite 968
350% 1,574 MB/s
4K Read 63
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 86.9
285% 99.4 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 799
DQ Mixed 934
688% 908 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 286%
Great: 308%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
653GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 163 161 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 157
Mixed 106
SusWrite 164
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 35.4
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.8
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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