Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive251% 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 (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '21 at 02:17
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$149
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 82.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 907
91% 739 Pts
64-Core 1,111
69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 120
Parallax 125
110% 127 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 105
Splatting 90.2
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1278 823 682 776 785 824 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,545
Write 1715
Mixed 1,281
SusWrite 861
304% 1,351 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 80.6
285% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 950
DQ Mixed 1,116
832% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 251%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G30C15U4R.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.1% Very good
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 29.9
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 30.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 47: 6R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
47% 26% 65 350 288 60 24.1" 1920 1200 HPN3463 HP E243i
History: Score 36: 5R 3G 2B | Score 47: 6R 3G 8B
Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,324 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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