Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 09:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT-$359 30,318 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 68.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 826 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,029 64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 86.4 Parallax 81.2 71% 84.8 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 77.3 Splatting 69.4 68% 85.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1080 681 425 407 411 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 1,751 Mixed 1367 SusWrite 569 285% 1,265 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 77.7 270% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,233 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1,012 755% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 253%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 557GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 456 457 459 459 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 452 Mixed 418 SusWrite 443 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 26.9 139% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 38.2 91% 184 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 155GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 122 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Portable 2TB 11,289 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 128 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 27.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 27 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 113%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	638x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $132Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $212Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	231x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	179x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	147x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	61x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16