Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive299% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 18 '21 at 16:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 76.8
1-Core 139
2-Core 274
88% 163 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 688
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W2100 Graphics Adapter
Dell(1028 2120) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1045.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
4.75% Terrible
Lighting 5.7
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 8
5% 7.33 fps
MRender 7
Gravity 5.9
Splatting 5.5
5% 6.13 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.75%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
443GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1758 941 611 614 613 613 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 1,807
Mixed 1,473
SusWrite 858
370% 1,662 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 90.1
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 1123
DQ Mixed 1,173
882% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 299%
Great: 340%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
10GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.8 3 3.2 3.1 3.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
8.21% Terrible
Read 39.4
Write 3
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 2.9
12% 13.3 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.21%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
OLOY CL16-18-18 D4-3000 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51.6% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 16.6
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 56%

 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 3,324 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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