Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
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 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive265% 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '21 at 02:55
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%

 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 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 272
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 738
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 109
Parallax 112
98% 114 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 100
Splatting 87.2
85% 107 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme 512G 512GB
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1106A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1544 1676 1693 1624 1601 1501 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 1,838
Write 1486
Mixed 1,202
SusWrite 1,606
344% 1,533 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 28.4
168% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 1,028
DQ Mixed 638
579% 878 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 265%
Great: 265%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
11GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 7.6 5.8 7.9 7 7.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
5.99% Terrible
Read 22
Write 2.7
Mixed 2.3
SusWrite 6.8
8% 8.45 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.99%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 37.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 33.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 126%

 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 3,328 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $513
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