Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 208% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	169% 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 Drive	266% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416 33,026 User benchmarks, average bench 100% AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 165 2-Core 328 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,232 112% 939 Pts	64-Core 2,746 170% 2,746 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (236 fps cap detected)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 236 Parallax 234 193% 236 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 237 Splatting 179 174% 217 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 863 845 855 826 832 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2,196 Mixed 1,769 SusWrite 884 420% 1,884 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 67.8 233% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 288 321% 577 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1802 1781 1728 1887 1586 1380 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,663 Write 1,936 Mixed 1,796 SusWrite 1694 452% 2,022 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 68.8 228% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,369 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 259 312% 582 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 464 442 273 121 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 463 Mixed 406 SusWrite 316 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 48.2 158% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 184 149% 221 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 863GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 195 202 196 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 137 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 199 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 56.9 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 39.8 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.7 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 40.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING Builds (Compare 6,052 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,710x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,416x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	665x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $667

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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