Asus PRIME B550M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-K  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200428
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 08:03
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU 87%

 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 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 78.8
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
95% 179 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 899
93% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Gigabyte(1458 21C5) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
3.01% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.12
Parallax 3.12
3% 4.36 fps
MRender 2.9
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 4.22
3% 3.27 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.01%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Verbatim Vi560 SATA III M.2 SSD 512GB
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 455 455 458 382 338 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 475
Mixed 441
SusWrite 426
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 50.8
172% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 120
128% 211 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 111%
Great: 115%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB
176GB free
Firmware: LVD4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 86 86 84 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 86.4
Write 83.5
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 85.7
58% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.9
366% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 63%
Seagate ST3320613AS 320GB-$30
297GB free
Firmware: SD22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 118 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 114
Write 31.5
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 117
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.6% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $427
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