Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 72.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 286
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 961
93% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,390
86% 1,390 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 134
Parallax 171
95% 140 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 125
Splatting 90.6
87% 108 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 1TB
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 1092 1111 1129 346 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,770
Write 1,048
Mixed 929
SusWrite 818
254% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 48
183% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 763
DQ Mixed 554
423% 557 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 202%
Great: 268%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
899GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 472 478 480 482 482 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 473
Mixed 436
SusWrite 477
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 62.1
206% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 367
275% 367 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 130%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 28.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 28.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A AC Builds (Compare 1,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $529
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