Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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	299% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210407
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '22 at 00:32
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$158 128,080 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 (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 79.9 1-Core 168 2-Core 334 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,096 106% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,551 96% 1,551 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 237 Parallax 232 209% 242 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 174 Splatting 142 152% 193 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP1000GM30023 1TB 1,760 User benchmarks, average bench 375% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2451 1348 1058 1169 1252 1314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,764 Write 1698 Mixed 2,576 SusWrite 1,432 474% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 77.9 242% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 411 DQ Mixed 514 394% 542 MB/s
Poor: 233% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 504%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free Firmware: 42AAT7GD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 1383 982 989 1111 1195 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 649 Mixed 958 SusWrite 1117 261% 1,181 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 44 144% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 623 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 460 351% 482 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 382%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 316GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 487 488 487 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 237 Mixed 419 SusWrite 487 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 52.1 170% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 29 30 31 30 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 194 Write 31.9 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 28.4 64% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
OLOY MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 MD4U0836181BCWDA CL18-22-22 D4-3600 32GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 32 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.8 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 32.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 107%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	641x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	433x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $125Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	205x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	232x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	180x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	149x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $75Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	100x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	61x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $506

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16