Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics25.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive182% 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  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20221027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '23 at 14:06
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$137
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 162
2-Core 328
102% 192 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 924
94% 763 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Asus(1043 847A) 2GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.6% Poor
Lighting 29.2
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 38.2
24% 32.7 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 30.9
29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 493 370 282 508 374 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,356
Write 478
Mixed 630
SusWrite 413
158% 719 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 64.6
227% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 502
DQ Mixed 575
469% 679 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 182%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 35.8
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 31.7
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 33.8
104% 36.4 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A Builds (Compare 2,445 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $546
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