Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	345% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 04:04
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 85.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 100% 186 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 899 95% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 204 Reflection 186 Parallax 176 166% 189 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 127 118% 135 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 743GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 2232 1482 1483 1465 1485 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 2,458 Mixed 1,898 SusWrite 1,746 490% 2,183 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 87.2 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 967 726% 967 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 224GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 307 306 306 298 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 417 SusWrite 324 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 57.2 189% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 415GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 158 Write 125 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 106 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 33.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 33.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 106%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,413x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	664x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $704

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