Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 18:22
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 81.4
1-Core 153
2-Core 301
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 986
96% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,449
90% 1,449 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.67% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 4.35
Parallax 4.16
4% 4.27 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.13
4% 4.68 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.67%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
736GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 157 162 160 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 176
Mixed 116
SusWrite 159
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 32.1
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $551
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