Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.5% 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 Drive	259% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 96% 181 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,039 99% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,468 91% 1,468 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.5% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 35.4 26% 35.3 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 37.5 Splatting 26.9 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 741GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 953 953 951 947 951 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,276 Write 3,435 Mixed 2,189 SusWrite 975 501% 2,219 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 78.4 249% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 707 523% 695 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 486%
Team T253X2002T 2TB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: H191113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 447 451 448 446 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 472 Mixed 324 SusWrite 449 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 36.5 134% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 234 181% 244 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 888GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1149 1225 1215 1215 1218 1210 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2538 Write 1,559 Mixed 1,643 SusWrite 1,205 387% 1,736 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 85.3 280% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 643 DQ Mixed 832 618% 828 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 410%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 165 169 172 171 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 146 Mixed 102 SusWrite 169 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 144 157 159 158 172 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 90.3 Write 135 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 160 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOY CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x8GB 309 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 30.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 35.3 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 80.8 50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 110%

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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