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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 03:57
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 159 2-Core 295 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 832 86% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 160 Reflection 179 Parallax 170 131% 170 fps	Gravity 178 Splatting 123 129% 150 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 514 302 301 303 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1789 Write 1303 Mixed 617 SusWrite 434 229% 1,036 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 56.8 215% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,262 DQ Write 1,006 DQ Mixed 884 730% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 236%
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus 1TB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 334% 917GB free Firmware: RKT4P1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4498 4905 2128 1098 1100 1101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,104 Write 4,495 Mixed 2,332 SusWrite 2,472 648% 2,851 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 93.6 327% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,373 DQ Write 1,141 DQ Mixed 1,336 979% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 484%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,688 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 35.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 33.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 5R 6G 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
49%	22%	76	160	6	170	26.9"	2560 1440	GBT270D M27Q

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,415x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	664x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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