Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics26.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200918
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 23:19
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 81.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 856
88% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,088
67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 38.9
Parallax 31.4
27% 34.5 fps
MRender 34.3
Gravity 33.2
Splatting 29.7
26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 270 238 6.1 7.1 7.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 503
Write 451
Mixed 392
SusWrite 89.1
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 0.5
107% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 7.5
DQ Mixed 0.5
18% 47.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 173 198 191 196 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 151
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 189
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.8
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 35.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 21: 2R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
21% 14% 63 108 6 144 27" 1920 1080 AUS2401 VG249Q1R
Typical GA-B550 AORUS ELITE Builds (Compare 2,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $624
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