Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics27.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '22 at 22:39
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 77.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 299
93% 175 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 1,132
99% 843 Pts
64-Core 1,542
96% 1,542 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.6% Poor
Lighting 39.3
Reflection 44
Parallax 40.5
32% 41.3 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 40.6
Splatting 0.2
19% 26.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 52 64 41 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 84.1
Write 84.9
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 47.5
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 52%
USB Flash Disk 8GB
3GB free, PID 2000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
8.93% Terrible
Read 20.8
Write 19.1
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 22.7
29% 21.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR26D4U9S1KA-4 ACR26D4U9S8ME-8 12GB
2666, 2666 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.8% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.1
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 69%

 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 3,340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $506
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