Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics156% 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 Drive308% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210712
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '22 at 09:24
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 82.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 553
8-Core 858
87% 705 Pts
64-Core 1,132
70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB; msi gaming x trio lhr
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 230
Reflection 217
Parallax 206
188% 218 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 159
Splatting 141
134% 167 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 800 793 802 794 785 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,674
Write 2,505
Mixed 1,894
SusWrite 806
440% 1,970 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 98.3
329% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,289
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 1,116
834% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 308%
Great: 355%
Seagate BarraCuda Q1 SSD ZA960CV10001 960GB
466GB free
Firmware: STWSN010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 466 463 461 461 460 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 341
Write 311
Mixed 348
SusWrite 460
83% 365 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 40.4
147% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 192
166% 242 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 99%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB
744GB free
Firmware: JU001J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 139 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 142
Write 137
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 138
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.3
193% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 35.6
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 36.9
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 93%
Great: 110%

 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 3,324 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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