Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.3% 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 Drive66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 698
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 967
60% 967 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.3% Above average
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 91.1
Parallax 58.9
54% 72.2 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 75.7
Splatting 61
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 89 54 50 65 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 219
Write 201
Mixed 353
SusWrite 98.6
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 31.2
132% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 165
151% 228 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
455GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 188 192 198 192 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 124
Write 160
Mixed 72
SusWrite 188
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 106%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB
29GB free, PID 0121
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.1 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 12.7
Write 0.2
Mixed 9
SusWrite 2.5
7% 6.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 33.5
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 39.3
SC Mixed 27.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,437 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $360
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