Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive235% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1228 x 690 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 04:57
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$115
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 77.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 818
84% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,097
68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 133
Parallax 119
99% 125 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 93.5
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 804 1038 544 270 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1528
Write 1,171
Mixed 1,035
SusWrite 661
245% 1,099 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 89.6
309% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 323
385% 666 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 235%
Great: 236%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 452 448 459 459 459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 456
Mixed 420
SusWrite 452
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 27
132% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 36.8
104% 220 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
468GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 166 178 178 177 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 138
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 175
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80
174GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 96 95 95 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 102
Write 98.3
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 95.1
66% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
779GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 22 23 23 23 23 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 36
Write 36
Mixed 30.4
SusWrite 22.3
23% 31.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.5
194% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 66%
SAMSUNG HD161HJ 160GB
50GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 37.2
Write 35.5
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 20.2
41% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 26.4
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 26.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 108%

 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 3,339 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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