Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	382% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 01:34
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 320 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 960 99% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,190 74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (68 fps cap detected)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 62.7 55% 66.3 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 68.4 Splatting 63.2 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 919GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2071 2098 2122 2127 2131 995 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,691 Write 2,117 Mixed 1,580 SusWrite 1924 465% 2,078 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 96.4 333% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 582 609% 1,002 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 75GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 296 295 295 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 424 SusWrite 316 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 64.4 222% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 85GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 97 95 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 424 Write 116 Mixed 130 SusWrite 98.3 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 24.3 124% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 53.3 87% 174 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 57 25 25 24 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 143 Write 59 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 34.7 80% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 2.7 226% 4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 39.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 33.4 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 39.1 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,077x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	669x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	275x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	332x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	309x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	301x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	204x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	179x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	107x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	67x

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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 $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