Asus PRIME B550M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.1% 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 Drive37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-K  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200428
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 04 '21 at 08:17
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 67.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 277
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 791
77% 631 Pts
64-Core 1,000
62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
MSI(1462 3050) 2GB
CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
25.1% Poor
Lighting 33.6
Reflection 35.4
Parallax 37.9
27% 35.6 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 28
Splatting 22.2
21% 25.9 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 120G 120GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0807A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 36 37 32 23 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 323
Write 51.8
Mixed 30.7
SusWrite 32.7
23% 110 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 1
65% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 71.7
DQ Mixed 1.3
34% 85.9 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
926GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 163 152 164 162 145 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 148
Mixed 107
SusWrite 153
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Apacer GD2.1127WC.004 Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 20GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.3% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns

 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-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $432
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