Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive43.3% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '21 at 09:40
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 875
91% 732 Pts
64-Core 1,091
68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 104
Reflection 120
Parallax 106
85% 110 fps
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.9
85% 96.7 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/120G 120GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1209B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 177 56 26 60 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 348
Write 53.4
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 89.6
30% 138 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 58.2
4K Mixed 8.1
75% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 88.9
DQ Write 27.6
DQ Mixed 14.4
22% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
807GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 201 201 204 204 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 197
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 201
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
465GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 214 213 214 212 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 163
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 212
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 120%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 36
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.2
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 34.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING Builds (Compare 6,061 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $771
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