Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99% 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 Drive	193% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220428
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '24 at 20:27
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GRL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$144 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 298 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 816 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 881D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 117 Parallax 122 106% 123 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 86.8 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 SE NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 17,877 User benchmarks, average bench 247% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 711130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 1152 582 305 325 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 2,273 Mixed 1,473 SusWrite 612 325% 1439 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 55.8 192% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 886 668% 903 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 333%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$106 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 254GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 458 446 173 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 448 Mixed 376 SusWrite 278 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 37.7 134% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 369 278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 128%
WD My Passport 2599 2TB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 661GB free, PID 2599 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 65 65 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 99.1 Write 97.5 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 64.5 103% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 575GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 34 Write 34.5 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 36.9 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 45%
WD Elements 2621 5TB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 93 94 92 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 91.7 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 93.5 121% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 270% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 32.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 30.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 111%

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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%	0	69	57	150	23.5"	1280 720	AUS242A ASUS VG249Q1A

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	636x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $139Bench 86%, 14,368 samples	204x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 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 $66Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $513

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16