Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive224% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime11.4 Days
Run DateJun 08 '21 at 13:12
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 269
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 836
80% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,314
81% 1,314 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.5% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 139
Parallax 183
97% 147 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 124
Splatting 96.4
90% 112 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
496GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 745 524 510 482 499 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,558
Write 1,762
Mixed 1,383
SusWrite 663
302% 1,341 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 72.9
241% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,189
DQ Write 893
DQ Mixed 1,090
802% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 224%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 30.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 28.3
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 103%

 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 3,324 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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