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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	406% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 00:42
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$115 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 159 2-Core 284 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 863 88% 712 Pts	64-Core 1097 68% 1097 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 75 Reflection 75 Parallax 75 61% 75 fps	Gravity 75 Splatting 75 66% 75 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$85 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3236 3244 3140 646 713 750 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 3,051 Write 3,093 Mixed 2,924 SusWrite 1,955 620% 2,756 MB/s	4K Read 79.9 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 107 355% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 1,211 910% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 442%
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 642GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1810 1785 1823 1812 1813 1811 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 453 Mixed 145 SusWrite 1,809 147% 637 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 77.5 180% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 722 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 917 717% 968 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 308%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 11.4 Write 59.6 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 60.8 28% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 113%
Disk Name 160GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 52GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 26 38 27 25 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 39.4 Write 27.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 32.3 44% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 8.7 812% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 13.8 DQ Mixed 9 820% 11.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 36 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 36.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 122%

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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	1,420x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	771x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	617x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	519x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	419x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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	284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16