Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive121% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 09 '22 at 11:39
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 37.1
1-Core 92.4
2-Core 157
51% 95.4 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 412
43% 346 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.1
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 124
Parallax 181
90% 138 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 89.2
74% 90.7 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 740 575 712 979 990 892 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 746
Write 968
Mixed 799
SusWrite 815
188% 832 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 26
78% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 374
280% 378 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 121%
Great: 284%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 153 169 179 181 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 110
Write 159
Mixed 64.6
SusWrite 167
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 17.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.8
25% 8.83 GB/s
Latency 216
18% 216 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 112%

 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 3,327 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: $541
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