Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 186% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '22 at 11:30
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$202 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 76.5 1-Core 174 2-Core 340 104% 197 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,048 104% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% ASRock(1849 5212) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.4.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 249 Parallax 506 203% 335 fps	MRender 384 Gravity 209 Splatting 284 237% 292 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 567GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 480 331 303 287 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 483 Mixed 389 SusWrite 361 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 61.2 205% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 267 229% 338 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 254GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2552 2016 1032 996 1010 989 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 3,450 Write 2,558 Mixed 1187 SusWrite 1,433 479% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 69.2 246% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 791 658% 960 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.9% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 25.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 27.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	635x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	431x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $137Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	231x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	179x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	146x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	97x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	60x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $551

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16