Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics16.1% 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 Drive266% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 08 '22 at 17:51
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$182
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 77.3
1-Core 168
2-Core 336
102% 194 Pts
4-Core 654
8-Core 1,118
108% 886 Pts
64-Core 1,540
95% 1,540 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
Asus(1043 8809) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.30.23.01
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Lighting 19.8
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 30.3
16% 22.3 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 27
Splatting 22.5
16% 18.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VC0S032E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 1391 1349 1300 1297 1300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,063
Write 1,420
Mixed 1,297
SusWrite 1,322
341% 1,525 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 58.5
201% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 966
713% 932 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 266%
Great: 289%
Seagate ST2000VX015-2XG102 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 172 183 86 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 44
Write 115
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 143
64% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.2
102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.9% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 15.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 85.7
47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,322 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 (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $546
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