Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics5.46% 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 Drive218% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210202
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 950
97% 785 Pts
64-Core 1,166
72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7570
Dell(1028 2B22) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.46% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 7.6
Parallax 5.8
6% 6.8 fps
MRender 7.2
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 5.9
5% 6.13 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.46%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6256G 256GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 374 327 324 324 322 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,331
Write 1,167
Mixed 1,125
SusWrite 466
229% 1,022 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 82.5
301% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 909
DQ Write 1,038
DQ Mixed 848
673% 931 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 218%
Great: 246%
Team T253X6001T 1TB
650GB free
Firmware: SBFMP1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 430 457 463 463 464 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 299
Write 111
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 450
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 12.1
56% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 232
139% 142 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 37.1
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 32.1
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 38.1
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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 3,323 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $537
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