Asus PRIME B550M-K

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	208% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-K (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200428
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 804 87% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8767) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.9% Above average	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 73.5 63% 76 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 56.6 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 848 765 450 451 453 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 964 Mixed 1,115 SusWrite 620 289% 1314 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 26.4 144% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,020 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 133 210% 428 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 363 Mixed 380 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 31.1 128% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 53.6 51% 82 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 488GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 145 144 145 144 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 142 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 142 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 166 171 170 161 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 159 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 164 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 108%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 238GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 31.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 21.1 39% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 44%
WD 10EACS External 1TB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 144GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 34.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 21.1 39% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 33.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 32.3 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 107%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-K

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	774x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	347x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $129Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	301x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	329x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	254x
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	190x

SSD
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples	81x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples	58x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples	58x

RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	134x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16