Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive339% 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 (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '22 at 18:45
Run Duration262 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 88.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1,059
98% 816 Pts
64-Core 1,500
93% 1,500 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 149
Parallax 138
113% 142 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
107% 131 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
766GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 1349 1349 1353 1346 1355 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
339% Outstanding
Read 2,686
Write 2,517
Mixed 1,980
SusWrite 1,280
474% 2,116 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 97.9
328% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,322
DQ Write 1,009
DQ Mixed 1,153
866% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 339%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
404GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 498 498 498 498 497 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 497
Mixed 483
SusWrite 498
113% 499 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 62.9
214% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 373
281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
78GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,706
Write 1,931
Mixed 1,557
388% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 73.1
243% 83.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,400
DQ Write 1,147
DQ Mixed 1,249
942% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 175% Great: 370%
Seagate ST16000VE000-2L2103 16TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: EV02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 245 245 241 242 243 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
377GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 134 135 135 136 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 126
Write 114
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 133
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 165 165 166 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 152
Mixed 104
SusWrite 165
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 35.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 38.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92%
Great: 118%

 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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