Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics101% 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 Drive295% 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '21 at 17:53
Run Duration295 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 89.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
99% 183 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,063
101% 837 Pts
64-Core 1,477
91% 1,477 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2672 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 211
Parallax 127
103% 155 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 130
Splatting 118
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1920 803 822 831 845 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,782
Write 2,839
Mixed 2,838
SusWrite 1,111
538% 2,392 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 85.9
279% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 737
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 580
449% 619 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 295%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2043 2265 2263 2266 1667 948 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,449
Write 2243
Mixed 1469
SusWrite 1,908
401% 1,767 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 65.5
207% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 477
DQ Mixed 599
453% 616 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 267%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 447 444 447 449 447 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 435
Write 454
Mixed 324
SusWrite 450
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 35.4
129% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 226
176% 239 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 205 207 206 205 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 151
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 204
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 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 (76th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 34.2
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 30.5
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 38.3
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.4%
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 2,445 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: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $546
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