Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 220%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 244%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics214% 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 Drive76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory53.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '23 at 23:18
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$252
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 83.2
1-Core 176
2-Core 353
108% 204 Pts
4-Core 688
8-Core 1,247
116% 967 Pts
64-Core 2198
136% 2198 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.23
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
214% Outstanding
Lighting 318
Reflection 303
Parallax 334
259% 318 fps
MRender 351
Gravity 256
Splatting 189
208% 265 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 214%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 367 298 22 88 388 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 706
Write 320
Mixed 405
SusWrite 258
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 18.8
63% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 327
236% 306 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 309%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB
57GB free
Firmware: VB421D65
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 277 65 60 112 173 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 491
Mixed 769
SusWrite 191
96% 422 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 56.3
203% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,413
DQ Write 411
DQ Mixed 496
474% 773 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 124%
Great: 330%
Adata SU750 1TB
59GB free
Firmware: XA004R25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 393 422 415 384 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 393
Write 394
Mixed 304
SusWrite 403
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 49.2
150% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 246
192% 263 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 111%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
89GB free
Firmware: AX1P6E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 78 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 70.1
Write 78
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 77.2
46% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 4133 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
102% Outstanding
MC Read 43
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 35
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 36.3
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 85%
This bench: 102%
Great: 144%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $478
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