Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
Processor	With 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221027
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '23 at 12:36
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5500-$94 3,830 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 275 87% 163 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 764 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 971 60% 971 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D97) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 56.9 Parallax 52.4 45% 54.7 fps	MRender 54.1 Gravity 44.5 Splatting 42.7 38% 47.1 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 512GB 512GB 4,987 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 91 76 57 114 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 470 Write 163 Mixed 370 SusWrite 75.3 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 0.4 69% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 76.5 61% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 188 186 188 190 180 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 129 Write 169 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 184 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4A2666C16 2x8GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 24.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	4	217	59	60	27"	1920 1080	ACR0BED VG270 M3

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $129Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	637x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	231x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	179x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	147x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	73x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	98x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 34,561 samples	61x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16