Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive247% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 11:19
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 664
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 1656 1655 1288 1039 530 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 1,659
Mixed 1,261
SusWrite 1,297
328% 1455 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 72.5
238% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 349
342% 550 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 247%
Great: 277%
Adata SU635 480GB-$40
446GB free
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 439 439 441 438 439 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 440
Mixed 388
SusWrite 439
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 26.8
126% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 44.1
96% 193 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 103%
WD WD1004FBYZ-01YCBB1 1TB
261GB free
Firmware: RR04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 141 143 143 140 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 110
Write 196
Mixed 103
SusWrite 143
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
362% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 48.4
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 37.1
122% 42.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 30.7
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 116%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

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