Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 Drive313% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 30 '21 at 08:21
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 153
2-Core 306
99% 183 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,048
100% 829 Pts
64-Core 1,472
91% 1,472 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 212
Parallax 128
103% 156 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 119
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2299 1245 883 888 883 886 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,966
Write 3,118
Mixed 2,911
SusWrite 1,181
572% 2,544 MB/s
4K Read 75.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 92.3
300% 98 MB/s
DQ Read 738
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 582
450% 620 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 313%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1867 2250 2249 2250 2248 1580 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 1,488
Write 2,241
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 2,074
413% 1,819 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 66.4
213% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 603
456% 620 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 281%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 447 447 446 446 444 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 454
Mixed 323
SusWrite 449
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 35.2
129% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 238
180% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 204 207 206 206 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 126
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 204
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
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)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 34.4
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 31.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 38.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.9%
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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