Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% 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 Drive	190% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190912
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 14:52
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 247 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 726 67% 557 Pts	64-Core 1,005 62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% XFX(1682 9550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1203 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.4 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 24.4 16% 24.5 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 18 Splatting 30.3 21% 25.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 908 924 845 691 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,364 Write 837 Mixed 875 SusWrite 731 212% 952 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.9 225% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 222 239% 388 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 209%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 578GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 483 484 483 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 419 SusWrite 482 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 47.3 164% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 176 174 173 171 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 129 Write 150 Mixed 84 SusWrite 169 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 255% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 93%
Toshiba E300 3TB-$116 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 161 163 161 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 147 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 161 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 638GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 124 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 87%
Toshiba E300 2TB-$69 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1TB free Firmware: MZ4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 131 132 131 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 33 SusWrite 131 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 86%
ST375064 0AS 750GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 126GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 51 51 52 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 51.2 Write 44.2 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 51.3 60% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 31%
ST3000DM 003-1F216N 3TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 142 Write 106 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 0.4 95% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 53%
HUP72202 0APA330 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 238GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0 0.1 0.2 0.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.5% Very poor	Read 113 Write 39.7 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 0.1 54% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%
WDC WD10 EURX-73C57Y0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 803GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 52 51 51 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 51.6 110% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.4 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x8GB 24,552 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 30.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 25.9 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 98%

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,288x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,980x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	745x

GPU
RX 580AMD $140Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,089x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	652x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	599x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $53Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	218x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	256x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $372

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16