Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.5% 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 Drive105% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200812
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 10:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 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 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 798
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.5% Poor
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 38.2
30% 38.7 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 39
Splatting 27.7
28% 35 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7256G 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190505
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 431 429 392 226 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 444
Mixed 438
SusWrite 339
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 47.8
174% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 263
195% 257 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 105%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40
242GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 98 99 99 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 114
Write 109
Mixed 56
SusWrite 97.8
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 29.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 29.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.5%
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 3,324 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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