Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 104%, 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 Drive313% 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 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '21 at 06:20
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (77th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 162
2-Core 322
103% 191 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,019
101% 825 Pts
64-Core 1,576
98% 1,576 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
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 135
110% 139 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 137
Splatting 125
100% 121 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S50 Lite 1TB
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82A7TBAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1206 2707 1897 909 1573 2880 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,345
Write 2,881
Mixed 1,874
SusWrite 1,862
505% 2,241 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 77.4
258% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 610
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 547
415% 559 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 313%
Great: 458%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1060 1318 1476 1470 1475 1479 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,326
Write 1,518
Mixed 1,367
SusWrite 1,380
368% 1,648 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 93
4K Mixed 66.1
217% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 56.2
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 265
151% 147 MB/s
Poor: 187%
This bench: 249%
Great: 382%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB
8.5TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 197 199 199 193 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 212
Write 206
Mixed 102
SusWrite 195
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 1.4
51% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 4.8
DQ Write 9.6
DQ Mixed 1.4
3% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 158 165 163 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 160
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.6
228% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.6%
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 (73rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 38.5
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 30.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 39
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 100%
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 2,450 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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