Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.2% 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 Drive	98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190729
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '19 at 11:07
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 654 63% 521 Pts	64-Core 861 53% 861 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 84.5 54% 72.9 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 55.9 52% 64 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 310 310 311 308 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 306 Mixed 306 SusWrite 310 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 37.2 146% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 240 207% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 129%
Team T253X1120G 120GB 1,708 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 104GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 382 387 399 400 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 388 Write 375 Mixed 312 SusWrite 391 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 36.2 141% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 194 167% 244 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 552GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 113 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 146 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 111 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 84%
Wl3000gsa6454 0 3TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MEAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 115 115 115 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 40.5 Write 76.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 115 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 536GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 192 193 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 150 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 190 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 81.8 Write 72.7 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 77 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 33.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 27.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 49%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,282x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,980x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	744x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,086x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	598x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $35Bench 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	255x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $364

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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