Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive435% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 31 '21 at 11:07
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 78.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 276
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 833
84% 682 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.4% Below average
Lighting 44.1
Reflection 46.9
Parallax 41.7
36% 44.2 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 42
Splatting 36.4
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3271 3340 3349 2336 1626 1641 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
435% Outstanding
Read 2,884
Write 3,350
Mixed 3,088
SusWrite 2,594
673% 2,979 MB/s
4K Read 79.7
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 109
351% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,327
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 1,156
866% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 274%
This bench: 435%
Great: 488%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
163GB free
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 801 531 532 532 525 529 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2095
Write 1070
Mixed 686
SusWrite 575
244% 1,106 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 93.2
298% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,420
DQ Write 661
DQ Mixed 532
530% 871 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 259%
Great: 311%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 106 102 109 110 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 136
Write 117
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 106
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
299% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 110%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 84 85 84 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 81.9
Write 81.5
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 83.4
48% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 57%
GO! Finder 2GB
1GB free, PID 2272
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5 5 5 5 4.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
4.52% Terrible
Read 16
Write 4.7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 4.9
9% 7.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.52%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 32.6
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 32.7
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,567 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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