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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	86.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 17:25
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 160 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,111 103% 858 Pts	64-Core 2,193 136% 2,193 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 72.8 Reflection 75 Parallax 68.5 59% 72.1 fps	Gravity 72.1 Splatting 68.3 62% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 300 239 116 124 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 488 Write 211 Mixed 162 SusWrite 187 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 37.6 143% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 201 165% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$57 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 150 155 158 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 157 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 156 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 58 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 36.5 130% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 37.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%

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Gaming 142%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,719x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,429x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	782x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	670x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	625x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	521x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	421x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	361x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	381x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	224x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $778

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16