Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	293% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200820
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 13:40
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 843 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 71 Parallax 62.5 56% 67.5 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 667 671 656 652 645 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 2,333 Mixed 1,657 SusWrite 705 404% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 90.9 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 1,148 DQ Mixed 1217 914% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB 6,224 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 238GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 253 252 253 253 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 464 Write 248 Mixed 208 SusWrite 252 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 28.7 126% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 182 171% 270 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 86%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 3,193 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 4300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.6 3 2.4 4.2 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.08% Terrible	Read 14.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 3.3 6% 6.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.08% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 22.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	301x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	213x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	166x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	113x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	107x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	99x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	44x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	43x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	31x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	54x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	34x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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