Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive328% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration293 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 229
91% 158 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,057
101% 834 Pts
64-Core 1,472
91% 1,472 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2667 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 128
104% 132 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 132
Splatting 120
99% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1390 1957 3135 785 635 640 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2,891
Write 3,189
Mixed 2,918
SusWrite 1,423
586% 2,605 MB/s
4K Read 74.9
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 94.5
308% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 741
DQ Write 560
DQ Mixed 625
474% 642 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 328%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1807 2291 2291 2294 2291 2291 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 1354
Write 2,289
Mixed 1,482
SusWrite 2,211
417% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 67.8
228% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 641
478% 642 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 289%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 446 446 445 445 447 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 446
Mixed 324
SusWrite 449
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 35.3
129% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 224
174% 236 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 203 201 203 205 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 151
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 201
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
OLOY CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 35
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 30.3
SC Write 27.1
SC Mixed 38.5
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A Builds (Compare 2,444 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $541
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