Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 204%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 244%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive323% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201021
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 13:53
Run Duration297 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-$416
AM4, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 170
2-Core 338
107% 199 Pts
4-Core 662
8-Core 1,286
116% 974 Pts
64-Core 2,808
174% 2,808 Pts
Poor: 90%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
194% Outstanding
Lighting 280
Reflection 265
Parallax 301
228% 282 fps
MRender 333
Gravity 242
Splatting 181
198% 252 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 194%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
315GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 841 846 844 845 845 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,691
Write 2,491
Mixed 1,900
SusWrite 888
446% 1,993 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 99.5
335% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,385
DQ Write 1,199
DQ Mixed 1,270
958% 1,285 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 323%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
931GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 492 493 493 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 481
Mixed 416
SusWrite 492
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63.5
212% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 371
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
874GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2343 2342 2345 1734 1342 1350 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
386% Outstanding
Read 2,677
Write 2,332
Mixed 1,966
SusWrite 1909
499% 2,221 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 96.5
322% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1450
DQ Write 1,335
DQ Mixed 1,384
1,041% 1,390 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 386%
Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 200 203 201 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 51.4
Mixed 84.9
SusWrite 199
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
9GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 10 10 9.5 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 177
Write 12.7
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 10.6
46% 55 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.6
116% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
MC Read 68.8
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 40.3
142% 49.7 GB/s
SC Read 31.4
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 40.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 132%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING Builds (Compare 6,045 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $698
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