Asus PRIME B550M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-K  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200428
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateNov 18 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 74.8
1-Core 156
2-Core 286
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 859
84% 686 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 95%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
113% 139 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 138
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 74 72 70 69 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 488
Mixed 311
SusWrite 114
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 57.3
199% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 320
255% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$42
223GB free
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 263 177 177 175 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 456
Write 367
Mixed 270
SusWrite 215
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 20.1
66% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 89.6
DQ Mixed 45.1
49% 83.6 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 55%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
868GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 156 152 158 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 158
Mixed 52.7
SusWrite 157
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST2000DL003-9VT166 2TB
37GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 98 98 99 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 130
Write 128
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 105
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 77%
External USB3.0 500GB
273GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 114 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 115
Write 119
Mixed 29
SusWrite 114
68% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 63%
BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 500GB
239GB free, PID 01e7
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 56 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 55.6
Write 50.4
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 55.5
65% 48.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 27.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-K Builds (Compare 2,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $432
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