Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 Drive324% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 29 '21 at 02:33
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1,088
102% 850 Pts
64-Core 1,473
91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 140
Parallax 127
104% 131 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 131
Splatting 120
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 3041 1160 749 743 796 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
324% Outstanding
Read 2,974
Write 3,181
Mixed 2,930
SusWrite 1,313
585% 2,600 MB/s
4K Read 75
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 94.5
307% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 734
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 616
466% 630 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 324%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 2286 2282 1336 948 1433 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,460
Write 2,267
Mixed 1,445
SusWrite 1,667
388% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 67.4
207% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 640
474% 632 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 253%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 451 447 447 446 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 454
Mixed 323
SusWrite 449
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 35.3
129% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 241
182% 242 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 205 206 207 206 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 177
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 204
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
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 (83rd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.3
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 31.3
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 38.4
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.2%
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%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $524
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