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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '21 at 02:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 66.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 89% 170 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 843 80% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 62.2 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 87.4 51% 70.1 fps	Gravity 69 Splatting 44.3 48% 56.7 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1988 Write 926 Mixed 783 269% 1,232 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.1 267% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 963 758% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 31GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 106 74 62 60 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 311 Mixed 410 SusWrite 125 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.7 194% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 236 215% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 86GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 118 118 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 79.6 Write 74.5 Mixed 49.1 SusWrite 118 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 69%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 22GB free Firmware: 01.00A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 68 69 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 49.7 Mixed 35 SusWrite 67.9 38% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 54%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 217GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 92.6 Write 94 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 79.7 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB HMA451U6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 26.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 97%

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,714x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $158Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,423x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	775x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	621x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	519x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	420x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	379x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16