Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201125
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 20 '21 at 14:58
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,106
98% 831 Pts
64-Core 2,200
136% 2,200 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
141% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 245
Parallax 172
160% 204 fps
MRender 206
Gravity 161
Splatting 143
136% 170 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 141%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,331
Write 2,407
Mixed 1,954
498% 2,231 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 69
236% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 822
611% 810 MB/s
Poor: 154% Great: 390%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 123 124 124 128 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 108
Write 113
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 124
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.8
196% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 66%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
791GB free, PID a207
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 77
Write 76.6
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 98
96% 70.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 49%
Kingston DT 100 G2 16GB
14GB free, PID 1653
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.4 7.2 8.3 8.5 8.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
8.26% Terrible
Read 24.9
Write 8.2
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 6.9
14% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 1.1
80% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G36C16U4R.M8FB1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
MC Read 62.5
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 40
142% 49.8 GB/s
SC Read 32.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 39.5
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%

 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 3,327 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $547
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