Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200429
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 14:54
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 285
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 710
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Zotac(19DA 9454) 2GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 28.2
Parallax 32.8
30% 32.7 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 35.3
Splatting 35.1
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 203 205 207 205 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 477
Mixed 240
SusWrite 210
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 52.3
189% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 261
204% 282 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
36GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 94 95 88 81 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 161
Write 113
Mixed 132
SusWrite 91.9
28% 125 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 34.3
139% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 112
88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 216 218 219 220 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $537
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