Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive280% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 29 '20 at 03:56
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 152
2-Core 297
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 761
79% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 90.2
63% 77.5 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 83
60% 72 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
798GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 1317 1303 1334 1331 1335 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 1,633
Write 1,330
Mixed 1,112
SusWrite 1,319
303% 1,349 MB/s
4K Read 68.6
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 90.4
308% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 912
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 312
385% 680 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 280%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 36.8
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 35.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 120%

 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 3,337 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $516
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