Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive341% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '22 at 04:20
Run Duration254 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$201
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 176
2-Core 347
110% 205 Pts
4-Core 686
8-Core 1,175
113% 930 Pts
64-Core 1570
97% 1570 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2147 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 110
Reflection 130
Parallax 116
89% 119 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 126
Splatting 117
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO 500GB
714GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1272 2515 1884 1879 1900 1896 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
341% Outstanding
Read 2,817
Write 3,155
Mixed 2,974
SusWrite 1,891
611% 2,709 MB/s
4K Read 70.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 84.3
275% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 528
DQ Mixed 568
437% 599 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 341%
Great: 478%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1398 1001 997 999 997 1000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 2,357
Write 1,553
Mixed 1,420
SusWrite 1,065
356% 1,599 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 68.9
226% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 635
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 549
409% 546 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 254%
Great: 382%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
307GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 490 490 490 490 490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 456
Mixed 426
SusWrite 490
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 52.1
171% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 373
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215
5.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 168 171 171 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 141
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 168
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
OLOY MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 41
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 33
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 40.2
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME B550M-A Builds (Compare 2,442 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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