Asus TUF GAMING B550M-ZAKU (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING B550M-ZAKU (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210202
Uptime9.5 Days
Run DateJun 07 '22 at 05:45
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 137
2-Core 305
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 856
82% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,105
68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
Zotac(19DA 6617) ≥ 4GB; Zotac gaming Geforce RTX 3060 AMP White ED 12GB192bit GDDR6
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 123
Parallax 129
112% 130 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 109
Splatting 92.7
91% 115 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2614
Write 1,512
Mixed 1,576
419% 1,901 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 90.1
298% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 1021
768% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
348GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 96 97 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 96.3
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 96.1
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 61%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
379GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 83 83 83 82 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 80
Write 76.9
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 81.7
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 33
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 27.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 29.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING B550M-ZAKU (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 269 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550M-ZAKU (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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