Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.3% 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 Drive258% 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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateOct 04 '21 at 15:52
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$159
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 83.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 902
91% 736 Pts
64-Core 1,188
74% 1,188 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 95%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 138
Parallax 100
87% 115 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 103
Splatting 89.4
88% 110 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
815GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1404 829 832 830 832 830 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,830
Mixed 1,494
SusWrite 926
329% 1,460 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 81.7
290% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,236
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 1,091
812% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 258%
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 (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 29
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 29.5
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 32: 3R 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
32% 100% 14 109 6 144 27" 1920 1080 AUS27AF VG278
Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,322 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 (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $556
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