Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.9% 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)
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 05:51
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 667
61% 510 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.9% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 69
57% 71.5 fps
MRender 66.9
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 70.3
57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,456
Write 2,232
Mixed 1,615
467% 2,101 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 77.1
254% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 887
DQ Write 608
DQ Mixed 766
567% 754 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
25GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 21 92 20 120 17 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.3% Above average
Read 284
Write 102
Mixed 109
SusWrite 60.6
30% 139 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 26.4
92% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 99.1
89% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
671GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 167 168 168 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 142
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 169
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 33.3
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 26.9
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 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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