Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 715 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Sapphire(1DA2 E367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 21.5 16% 24 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 16.1 Splatting 33.9 22% 26.3 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB 27,523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 64 63 56 58 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 428 Write 72 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 62 35% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 3.1 11% 5.1 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 44.8 DQ Mixed 38.5 38% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 91%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 481GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 135 134 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 155 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 134 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 98%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 956GB free Firmware: MKAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 110 109 111 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 109 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 778GB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 139 138 139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 138 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 87%
WD4000FYYX 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 00.0D1K4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 166 166 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 156 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 166 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8266.C8FE CT4G4DFS8266.M8FF CT4G4DFS8266.C8FE CT4G4DFS8266.M8FF 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 31.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%

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

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,278x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,976x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	742x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,085x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	597x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $36Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	573x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	444x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	254x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16