Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics105% 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 Drive311% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 01:47
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 5800X-$202
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,085
102% 848 Pts
64-Core 1,464
91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 218
Parallax 133
108% 161 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 122
102% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2184 1324 885 899 934 920 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,918
Write 3,104
Mixed 2,900
SusWrite 1191
568% 2,528 MB/s
4K Read 75.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 91.5
297% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 543
DQ Mixed 582
450% 619 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 311%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 2249 2250 2249 2251 2247 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 1,429
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,466
SusWrite 2,174
415% 1,826 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 66.6
210% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 480
DQ Mixed 602
456% 620 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 284%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 449 446 446 446 448 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 454
Mixed 324
SusWrite 448
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 35.1
130% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 240
180% 239 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 204 203 206 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 143
Mixed 82
SusWrite 202
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
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 (83rd percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 35.2
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 31.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 38
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.1%
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 2,446 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $550
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