Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive230% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201023
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '20 at 05:39
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 68.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 265
84% 156 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 663
69% 556 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 927 928 927 928 927 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 827
Mixed 904
SusWrite 926
229% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 80.4
286% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 221
280% 481 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 230%
Great: 242%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB
27GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.4 5.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
3.35% Terrible
Read 11.8
Write 8.2
Mixed 11.7
SusWrite 5.8
12% 9.38 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.35%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 27
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 25.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 107%

 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 3,322 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $556
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