Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive191% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 12 '21 at 00:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
Watch Gameplay: 6800-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 65.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 227
77% 141 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 736
70% 577 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
156% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 228
Parallax 388
157% 269 fps
MRender 320
Gravity 151
Splatting 242
194% 238 fps
Poor: 165%
This bench: 156%
Great: 178%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 407 328 304 322 316 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 1,591
Mixed 1,161
SusWrite 412
258% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 58.7
204% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,157
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 1,001
751% 1008 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 191%
Great: 237%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
818GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 168 168 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 151
Mixed 111
SusWrite 167
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 24.8
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME B550M-A AC Builds (Compare 1,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $529
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