Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics49.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive371% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '22 at 07:50
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 280
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 844
86% 695 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1281 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.1.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
49.6% Average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 60.8
Parallax 83.6
52% 69.4 fps
MRender 60.6
Gravity 64.2
Splatting 44.6
45% 56.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 999GB
808GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4334 1560 1560 1561 1560 1558 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
371% Outstanding
Read 2,904
Write 4,824
Mixed 2,338
SusWrite 2,022
683% 3,022 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 86.5
290% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 799
DQ Mixed 1,065
756% 966 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 371%
Great: 411%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 165 162 167 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 149
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 164
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
228% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 CMH16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
89.8% Excellent
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 36.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 36.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 90%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%

 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $517
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