Asus PRIME B450M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B450M-A  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 22 '22 at 07:18
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 67.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 251
81% 150 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 811
80% 651 Pts
64-Core 1,039
64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Asus(1043 87C6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 162
Parallax 164
136% 164 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 127
Splatting 111
110% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 122%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 428 429 442 441 404 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 448
Mixed 422
SusWrite 427
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 52.6
172% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 249
193% 262 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 111%
Great: 123%
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB
310GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 345 100 100 100 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 474
Write 282
Mixed 327
SusWrite 190
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 35.3
135% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 184
164% 245 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
222GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 125 126 125 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 133
Write 108
Mixed 69
SusWrite 124
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 26.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 24.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B450M-A Builds (Compare 10,459 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $364
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