Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.4% 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 Drive259% 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)
Memory10.7 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 15:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 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-$119
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 901
91% 737 Pts
64-Core 1189
74% 1189 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$212
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 141
Parallax 101
89% 117 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.9
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 89.4%
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: 1489 831 827 839 837 837 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,592
Write 1,854
Mixed 1,485
SusWrite 943
331% 1,469 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 81.8
290% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 929
DQ Mixed 1,096
818% 1094 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 259%
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
73.2% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 28.8
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 28.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 36: 4R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
36% 52% 23 110 7 100 27" 1920 1080 AUS27AF VG278
Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,335 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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