Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% 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 Drive382% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 165
2-Core 326
104% 194 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,101
102% 854 Pts
64-Core 1,574
97% 1,574 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2169 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 148
Parallax 134
109% 139 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 137
Splatting 125
99% 120 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB
583GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82A7TBAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2470 2787 2574 2856 2862 1409 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
382% Outstanding
Read 3,096
Write 1,324
Mixed 1,880
SusWrite 2493
491% 2,198 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 76.7
248% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 477
DQ Mixed 618
464% 626 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 382%
Great: 458%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1398 1508 1509 1507 1512 1508 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,344
Write 1,394
Mixed 1,350
SusWrite 1,490
367% 1,645 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 66.6
218% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 523
398% 544 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 278%
Great: 382%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB
8.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 192 204 204 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 213
Write 200
Mixed 102
SusWrite 194
40% 177 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 1.4
58% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 4.3
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 1.8
3% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 164 157 162 164 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 91.1
Write 141
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 156
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
266% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVKB F4-3200C16-8GVRB 32GB
3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 38.4
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 31
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 42.2
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 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%
Nuclear submarine
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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