Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% 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	363% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210205
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,053 100% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,510 94% 1,510 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 65.1 56% 68.3 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 65.2 55% 68.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 821GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1623 1599 1544 1451 1446 1439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,687 Write 2356 Mixed 1,958 SusWrite 1,517 477% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 97.8 328% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,022% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 372%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 7TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 93 97 96 96 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 99 Write 102 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 96.9 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 104%
MB1000ECWCQ 1TB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 728GB free Firmware: HPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 163 165 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 162 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 38 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 39 Write 39 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 39.1 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.9 285% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.1% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 21.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 107%

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,412x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	663x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	376x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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