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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 17:34
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 5600X-$154 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 887 92% 742 Pts	64-Core 1124 70% 1124 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 875A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 205 Reflection 198 Parallax 234 167% 212 fps	Gravity 216 Splatting 166 165% 191 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,730 Write 2,546 Mixed 1,887 531% 2,388 MB/s	4K Read 75 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 107 366% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 1,355 1,023% 1,369 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 75 76 77 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 502 Write 407 Mixed 363 SusWrite 102 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 38.9 161% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 195 176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 32GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 56 58 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 45 Write 41.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 56.8 32% 43.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 57%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 121 120 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 120 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.3 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 32.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 37.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 38: 4R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	41%	34	319	258	180	24"	1920 1080	ACR050E Acer XB241H

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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 $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,706x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,411x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	662x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	614x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	220x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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