Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive326% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 00:51
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 73.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 292
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 933
87% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,414
88% 1,414 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 72.9
Parallax 66.2
57% 69.8 fps
Gravity 71
Splatting 66.8
61% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
638GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1820 1738 1730 1736 1736 1747 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2015
Write 2,355
Mixed 1,878
SusWrite 1,751
452% 2,000 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 77.4
272% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,314
DQ Write 1,123
DQ Mixed 1206
907% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 326%
Great: 347%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.9% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 28
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 27.5
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 94.2
42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 133%

 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 6,044 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: $699
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