Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive298% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200520
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMar 28 '21 at 11:40
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 77.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 804
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,065
66% 1,065 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.4% Very good
Lighting 91.5
Reflection 89.1
Parallax 84.7
75% 88.4 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 73.7
71% 89.3 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-00A00 512GB
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXF7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 775 759 757 757 761 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,611
Write 2,499
Mixed 1,920
SusWrite 776
436% 1,952 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 90.6
300% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1283
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 1,179
884% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 167%
This bench: 298%
Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 41 44 33 35 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 150
Write 163
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 52
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 58%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.5% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 29.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 29
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-B550 GAMING X Builds (Compare 1,198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 GAMING X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $638
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