Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	239% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 176 2-Core 349 111% 207 Pts	4-Core 679 8-Core 1,192 113% 936 Pts	64-Core 1,616 100% 1,616 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3915 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 132 Parallax 154 118% 143 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 114 Splatting 98.6 96% 120 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 680GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 867 915 934 940 941 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,102 Write 3,437 Mixed 2211 SusWrite 940 491% 2,172 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 76.1 239% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 420 338% 472 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 486%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1TB free Firmware: 42AAT7GD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 1001 974 977 975 976 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,404 Write 1521 Mixed 1,386 SusWrite 1046 354% 1,590 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 74.9 247% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 58.7 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 439 252% 246 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 382%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 6.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 263 267 254 247 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 248 Write 251 Mixed 129 SusWrite 255 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 1.2 52% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 4.1 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 0.7 2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 181 184 189 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 178 Write 148 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 79.3 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 185 Write 147 Mixed 71 SusWrite 79.3 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST6000VN0021-1ZA17Z 6TB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 81 81 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 117%
WD WD6001F4PZ-49CWHM0 6TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 166 169 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 125 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 166 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOY MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 32GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 40.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 33.7 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 41.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	637x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 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 $68Bench 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: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16