Asus PRIME B550M-A AC

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive245% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME B550M-A AC  (all builds)
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 08:35
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$115
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 76.3
1-Core 157
2-Core 303
95% 179 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 896
89% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,113
69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 462.31
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 122
Parallax 127
111% 128 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 104
Splatting 90.2
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 826 823 824 826 826 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 1,704
Mixed 1,335
SusWrite 886
309% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 73.4
260% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 1,076
807% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 245%
Great: 276%
Sabrent Disk Device 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 192 205 202 195 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 195
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 200
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.5
177% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
HGST HMS 5C4040ALE640 4TB
2TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 81 82 81 81 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
39.9% Below average
Read 110
Write 103
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 80.6
107% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 50%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB
1.5TB free, PID 25fb
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 189 184 188 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 184
Mixed 131
SusWrite 188
232% 170 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 0.9
366% 4.57 MB/s
DQ Read 0.4
DQ Write 5.6
DQ Mixed 1.4
240% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 99%
WD Elements 107C 4TB
0GB free, PID 107c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 115
Write 113
Mixed 84.6
131% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.7
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 26.9
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.2%
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 1,361 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
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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