Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive209% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '22 at 01:42
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$200
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 69.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 269
85% 159 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 832
81% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,234
76% 1,234 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
ASRock(1849 5209) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.10.2
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 124
Parallax 253
106% 169 fps
MRender 213
Gravity 133
Splatting 162
137% 169 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 827 369 264 278 252 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,530
Write 1,656
Mixed 1,331
SusWrite 557
285% 1,269 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 65.4
238% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,037
DQ Write 760
DQ Mixed 913
678% 903 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 209%
Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 191 192 190 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 66.4
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 191
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 24
64% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 22.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A AC Builds (Compare 1,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $529
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