Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
ProcessorWith 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53% 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 Drive192% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 06:42
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 91%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 73.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
88% 163 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 813
81% 663 Pts
64-Core 992
61% 992 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53% Above average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 63
Parallax 57.1
52% 61.1 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 64.6
Splatting 68.2
56% 68 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 416 303 294 290 294 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,514
Write 1605
Mixed 1,301
SusWrite 402
270% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 69.3
243% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 819
DQ Write 604
DQ Mixed 755
552% 726 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 192%
Great: 237%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
386GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 166 154 135 169 165 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 107
Write 56.1
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 154
61% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
64% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
719GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 135 134 124 137 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 121
Write 98.6
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 131
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB
870GB free
Firmware: MZ6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 99 63 86 101 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 0.5
Write 37.9
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 88.5
25% 34.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
28% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 88%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
11GB free, PID 0029
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
1.2% Terrible
Read 7.5
Write 0.2
Mixed 2
SusWrite 0.4
2% 2.52 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.2%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 29.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 29.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 94.4
42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 106%

 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
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $503
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