Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	184% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	42.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201023
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '22 at 03:33
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 168 2-Core 332 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 942 97% 781 Pts	64-Core 1179 73% 1179 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1345) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Lighting 92.1 Reflection 88 Parallax 84.7 75% 88.3 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 73.1 70% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BW-NV2 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 260 242 179 114 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,709 Write 936 Mixed 1,038 SusWrite 285 220% 992 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 51.5 257% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 112 183% 369 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 184%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 81GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 410 424 419 427 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 454 Mixed 287 SusWrite 423 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.6 181% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 171 179% 295 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%
SSD 512GB 512GB 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 124GB free Firmware: T0214B0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 467 819 516 773 1054 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,485 Write 696 Mixed 674 SusWrite 731 199% 896 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 25.7 190% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 631 DQ Write 686 DQ Mixed 213 283% 510 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 211%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 497GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 123 122 123 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 48.6 Write 84 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 122 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 747GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 172 Mixed 110 SusWrite 169 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 125GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 117GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 20 17 18 17 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 31.9 Write 18 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 18.8 29% 22.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.9 203% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 3200 C16 Series Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 48GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 32.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 40.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	637x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $133Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 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 $69Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	98x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	61x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16