Asus PRIME B550M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200615
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '21 at 14:13
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 70.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 802
75% 625 Pts
64-Core 1,023
63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$212
Asus(1043 877E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.9% Very good
Lighting 91.4
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 82.7
74% 87.5 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 80.1
Splatting 73
70% 87.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,798
Write 1,739
Mixed 1,354
363% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 85.4
286% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,068
DQ Write 923
DQ Mixed 404
464% 798 MB/s
Poor: 140% Great: 311%
Ct2000p5 SSD8 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: R311
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 402 401 399 394 402 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.5% Good
Read 356
Write 403
Mixed 250
SusWrite 392
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 25.7
82% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 152
107% 136 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B550M-A

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $517
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