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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	402% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 330 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,085 102% 848 Pts	64-Core 1584 98% 1584 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 216 Reflection 194 Parallax 190 176% 200 fps	Gravity 147 Splatting 131 122% 139 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3152 3212 2394 749 744 740 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	402% Outstanding	Read 2,920 Write 3,322 Mixed 2,929 SusWrite 1832 620% 2,751 MB/s	4K Read 79.4 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 114 372% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,195 DQ Mixed 1,292 970% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 402% Great: 442%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 400GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1312 1336 1333 1351 1339 1193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,666 Write 1,328 Mixed 1,133 SusWrite 1,310 305% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 93.7 324% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 313 395% 701 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 295%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 21GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 110 Write 77.9 Mixed 63.3 100% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3600C18 2x16GB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 33.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 35.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 121%

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,711x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,419x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	770x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	617x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	518x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	418x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	379x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	281x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16