Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive41.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200528
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 01:18
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 69.1
1-Core 142
2-Core 261
85% 158 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 766
78% 629 Pts
64-Core 928
57% 928 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 89 100 92 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 68.9
Write 12.5
Mixed 149
SusWrite 89.5
18% 80 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 20.9
94% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 89.9
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 64.9
59% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 73%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
366GB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1522 1632 1715 1029 478 476 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,066
Write 1,543
Mixed 1,366
SusWrite 1142
342% 1,529 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 62.6
209% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 882
DQ Write 1136
DQ Mixed 960
738% 993 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 262%
Great: 332%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$46
866GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 161 165 161 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 164
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 157
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
66.7% Good
MC Read 28
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 27.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 22.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A Builds (Compare 2,445 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $546
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