Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.7% 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 Drive338% 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.
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  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 680
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gainward(10B0 2484) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)
48.7% Average
Lighting 59.6
Reflection 59.7
Parallax 59.7
49% 59.7 fps
MRender 59.8
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 59.7
49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
790GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1971 2095 2150 2189 2089 1072 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
338% Outstanding
Read 2,574
Write 2,228
Mixed 228
SusWrite 1,928
388% 1,739 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 81
274% 98.1 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 633
DQ Mixed 573
468% 670 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 338%
Great: 373%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
893GB free
Firmware: X35510RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 458 456 457 457 453 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 452
Mixed 320
SusWrite 456
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 39.3
145% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 179
164% 254 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
825GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 169 169 170 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 160
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 169
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 37.7
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 35.9
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $523
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