Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive180% 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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '22 at 22:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 60%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
81% 151 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 768
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 990
61% 990 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 111
Parallax 122
96% 117 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 117
Splatting 100
103% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 115 116 104 36 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,102
Write 1,547
Mixed 948
SusWrite 191
213% 947 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 83.7
270% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 315
394% 699 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 180%
Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
102GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 117 124 128 118 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 144
Write 121
Mixed 81
SusWrite 125
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.6% Good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 110%

 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 3,324 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

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