Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 05:48
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 68.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 211
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 728
69% 570 Pts
64-Core 1,171
72% 1,171 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.2% Below average
Lighting 42.3
Reflection 65.2
Parallax 59
34% 55.5 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 44.8
Splatting 55.3
46% 55.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 150 92 110 98 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 363
Write 84.7
Mixed 101
SusWrite 117
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 46.4
4K Mixed 21.1
91% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 39.1
76% 162 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100
3TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 150 153 153 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 145
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 152
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVK GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 F4-3200C16-8GVK GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.8% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 25.3
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.6
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,559 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $645
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