Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	51.4% 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	210% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231007
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '24 at 12:20
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 5600-$139 9,841 User benchmarks, average bench 93% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 105% 196 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1021 104% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 70.4 52% 68.1 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 62 Splatting 55 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm9a1 NVMe SED Samsung 256GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36302529 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 513 514 505 501 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,085 Write 549 Mixed 704 SusWrite 511 210% 962 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.6 187% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 670 548% 797 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 385GB free Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 336 338 323 316 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 440 Write 193 Mixed 205 SusWrite 328 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 27.3 115% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 67.6 105% 205 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 36.7 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 38.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 107%

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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	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	637x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	432x
Ryzen 5 5600GAMD $133Bench 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 $74Bench 224%, 92,081 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16