Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 Drive299% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210407
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 20 '22 at 06:21
Run Duration294 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,050
100% 829 Pts
64-Core 1,467
91% 1,467 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 (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 221
Parallax 134
108% 162 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 136
Splatting 122
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2180 1296 881 886 916 926 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,940
Write 2,983
Mixed 2852
SusWrite 1,181
559% 2,489 MB/s
4K Read 73.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 83.9
273% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 471
367% 511 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 299%
Great: 442%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: ECFM52.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1620 2197 2197 2198 2201 2198 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,456
Write 2,182
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 2,102
409% 1,801 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 62.3
207% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 496
376% 515 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 274%
Great: 369%
Team T253X2002T 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: H191113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 442 444 444 445 443 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 466
Mixed 326
SusWrite 447
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 34.1
122% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 236
180% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 205 205 206 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 156
Mixed 85
SusWrite 203
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 115%
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)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.4
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 31.3
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 38.2
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.3%
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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