Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	123% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B450M-A (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 04:21
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 79.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 227 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 696 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 234 232 203 204 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 478 Mixed 243 SusWrite 230 91% 413 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.7 172% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 655 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 554 430% 590 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 223%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 31 75 58 24 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 299 Write 239 Mixed 239 SusWrite 56.3 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 1 81% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 99.8 75% 106 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 87%
MB2000GCWDA 2TB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 832GB free Firmware: HPGH SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 170 Write 41.4 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 41.8 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 105%
MD500GBLS 500GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 305GB free Firmware: 05.R0R.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 93.6 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 101 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V-Color TA48G30S815G 3x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 32.6 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 28.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B450M-A - $78

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,271x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,971x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	738x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,081x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	650x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	596x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	343x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $52Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	274x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	217x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	569x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	442x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	253x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16