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 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	326% 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '21 at 21:02
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	55%

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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 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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 267 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 1,012 94% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,558 96% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 297 Reflection 254 Parallax 300 242% 284 fps	Gravity 242 Splatting 176 180% 209 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 1095 1044 978 921 843 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,855 Write 2021 Mixed 1,309 SusWrite 1,016 400% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 85.4 305% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1330 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1,218 923% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 393%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 869GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2328 2351 2356 2360 2347 2328 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 1,824 Write 1642 Mixed 2,017 SusWrite 2345 443% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 83.3 280% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1372 DQ Mixed 1,384 1,050% 1,411 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 472%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 359GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 491 490 490 489 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 488 Mixed 412 SusWrite 490 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66.3 221% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 323GB free Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 418 418 419 423 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 416 Mixed 319 SusWrite 419 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.9 156% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 196 170% 249 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 27.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 27.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 123%

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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