Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive240% 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.
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 (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200429
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateDec 18 '20 at 04:14
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 71.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 316
95% 181 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 943
92% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,473
91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 89%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 200
Parallax 198
182% 207 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 149
Splatting 133
125% 156 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 150%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata FALCON 1TB
673GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s40
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 1104 1110 1124 1102 711 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,336
Write 1,080
Mixed 997
SusWrite 1,025
301% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 50.6
191% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 410
DQ Write 749
DQ Mixed 487
396% 549 MB/s
Poor: 111%
This bench: 240%
Great: 251%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
522GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 448 437 434 431 437 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 459
Mixed 398
SusWrite 436
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.4
183% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 134
165% 292 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 121%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 110%

 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 3,327 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $539
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