Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.5% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181207
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 19:02
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 118
2-Core 240
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 658
72% 568 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58.5% Above average
Lighting 72.5
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 71.2
59% 73.3 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 69.4
57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 330
Mixed 314
80% 363 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 36.5
139% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 132
129% 202 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
209GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 95 95 95 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 88.7
Write 90.7
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 92.5
54% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 59%
VTech Kidizoom 0GB
0GB free, PID 06b4
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.81% Terrible
Read 2
Write 1.3
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 1.4
2% 1.62 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
7% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.81%
Great: 1%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 G.SKILL F4-3000C15-4GRBB G.SKILL F4-3000C15-4GRBB 16GB
2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 32
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 39.1
SC Mixed 26.3
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,474 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: $359
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