Asus PRIME B550M-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive172% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-K  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200428
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 266
86% 160 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 850
84% 689 Pts
64-Core 1,194
74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 17.5
Reflection 16.6
Parallax 16
14% 16.7 fps
MRender 22
Gravity 16.9
Splatting 14.5
14% 17.8 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 500GB SSD 500GB
376GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V2.11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 828 439 463 465 458 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,610
Write 1,290
Mixed 831
SusWrite 658
245% 1,098 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 35
159% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 626
DQ Mixed 64.1
159% 321 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 172%
Great: 246%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
453GB free
Firmware: KC65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 122 122 124 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 123
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer U 32GB
5GB free, PID 55a5
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.8 7.1 8.4 7.3 8.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
8.36% Terrible
Read 15.5
Write 2.5
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 7.1
7% 6.72 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
70% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.36%
Great: 14%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4RL.M16FE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.2% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 14.6
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 12.4
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 53%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-K

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