Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	178% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 15:08
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 62.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 265 84% 158 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 989 94% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,424 88% 1,424 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 94%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 953 650 460 476 513 472 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,030 Write 1,301 Mixed 884 SusWrite 587 214% 951 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 1010 DQ Mixed 1,104 830% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 274%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 9,684 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 28 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 29.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	22%	68	45	2	60	0"	1920 1080

History: Score 20: 3R 1G 2B | Score 43: 5R 4G 6B

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Typical PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 3,324 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	842x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	586x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	408x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	308x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	245x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	145x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples	101x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	143x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	103x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 88%, 35,395 samples	101x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $533

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16