Asus B450M-DRAGON

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive199% 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.
MotherboardAsus B450M-DRAGON  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200714
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '20 at 04:23
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User MNG-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 70.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 284
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 794
85% 677 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Lighting 96
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 75.8
78% 86.2 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 74.4
62% 75.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L08P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 282 270 274 275 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 2214
Write 1,121
Mixed 217
SusWrite 288
209% 960 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 77.6
237% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 732
DQ Write 62.3
DQ Mixed 519
347% 438 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 199%
Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
927GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 462 462 473 486 485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 368
Mixed 373
SusWrite 471
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.7
203% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 346
258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
WDC WD10JPVT-08A 1TB
341GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 9.3 10 15 17 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Read 19.7
Write 5.5
Mixed 13.5
SusWrite 14.1
17% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 29.9
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 29.4
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 145%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M-DRAGON Builds (Compare 693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus B450M-DRAGON

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $407
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