Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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 Drive	292% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,083 99% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,474 91% 1,474 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3915 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 170 Parallax 139 119% 151 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 114 Splatting 98.6 96% 121 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2397 1410 896 909 913 906 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,975 Write 3,095 Mixed 2,899 SusWrite 1,239 574% 2,552 MB/s	4K Read 76.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 88.2 295% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 103 83% 114 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 442%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1TB free Firmware: 42AAT7GD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1158 1218 1322 1323 1324 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,331 Write 1,482 Mixed 1,386 SusWrite 1,226 358% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 71.3 230% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 487 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 420 321% 436 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 382%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 127GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 604 494 294 294 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 741 Write 612 Mixed 427 SusWrite 425 123% 551 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 50.3 187% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 434 348% 483 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 157 158 158 156 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 102 Write 139 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 154 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 154 152 153 156 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 146 Mixed 102 SusWrite 152 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB 32GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 37.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 40.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	31.5"	1280 720	GSM7765 LG ULTRAGEAR

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	636x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	431x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	231x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	179x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	147x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	97x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	61x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16