Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.2% 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 Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200813
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '21 at 03:00
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 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 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)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 68.6
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,012
96% 797 Pts
64-Core 1,427
88% 1,427 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Asus(1043 05AD) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.4
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.2% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 143
Parallax 186
101% 151 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 95.5
92% 115 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 1TB
502GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S0260
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 274 264 250 165 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 1,529
Write 282
Mixed 538
SusWrite 230
140% 645 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 5.2
64% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 246
193% 268 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 277%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
331GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 826 870 826 595 828 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,527
Write 1664
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 891
304% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 70
239% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 871
641% 845 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 227%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL18-20-20 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 24.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 95%

 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 1,352 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: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $478
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