Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics16.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 00:06
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$139
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 76
1-Core 157
2-Core 318
97% 184 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 886
93% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,106
68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 84%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)
Asus(1043 8809) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 21.30.23.01
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 21.2
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 28.2
17% 22.9 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 21.4
16% 18.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 995GB
679GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 680 570 506 551 576 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 126%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3E00101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 424 424 448 366 227 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 445
Mixed 414
SusWrite 384
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 34.8
153% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 115
134% 227 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 213 211 213 206 209 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 29.6
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,331 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 (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $498
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