Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics101% 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.
Boot Drive311% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 28 '21 at 04:45
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 166
2-Core 327
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 1,122
106% 878 Pts
64-Core 1,585
98% 1,585 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2174 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 149
Parallax 135
109% 139 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 137
Splatting 126
85% 99.4 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
754GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2074 2157 1471 1498 1461 1482 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,669
Write 2,395
Mixed 1,881
SusWrite 1,690
484% 2,159 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 83.9
282% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 68.7
DQ Write 549
DQ Mixed 648
400% 422 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 311%
Great: 410%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 1467 1468 1470 1470 1472 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,390
Write 1,475
Mixed 1,363
SusWrite 1458
373% 1,672 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 75
247% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.2
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 428
232% 209 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 266%
Great: 382%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB
8.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 200 199 199 193 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 210
Write 206
Mixed 109
SusWrite 195
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 1
52% 14 MB/s
DQ Read 1.9
DQ Write 13.2
DQ Mixed 1.5
3% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 159 160 158 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 99.3
Write 116
Mixed 68
SusWrite 155
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
238% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3266 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 33.1
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 31
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 36
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A Builds (Compare 2,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $483
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