Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.1% 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 Drive214% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 24 '21 at 17:20
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 69.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 295
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 854
84% 687 Pts
64-Core 1,087
67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
Asus(1043 04B2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 28.3
Parallax 30.6
19% 27.4 fps
MRender 27.8
Gravity 25.1
Splatting 20
19% 24.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 250GB SSD
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1125 290 284 290 290 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,524
Write 1,186
Mixed 1,246
SusWrite 428
245% 1096 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 76.1
278% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 1,085
DQ Mixed 795
636% 879 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 214%
Great: 214%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 175 173 173 175 180 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 119
Write 128
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 170
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.8
252% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 25.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $539
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