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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	99.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210205
Uptime	19.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 74.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 964 90% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,387 86% 1,387 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 27.8 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 34.5 23% 30.7 fps	Gravity 26.1 Splatting 5.7 13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 22% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 237 206 267 233 220 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 489 Mixed 339 SusWrite 241 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.9 164% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 238 210% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 271GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 122 Write 107 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 103 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 35,395 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 27.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 25.6 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 67.7% 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 12: 1R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	4%	91	116	67	60	34"	2293 960	MSI3DB6 MAG342CQRV

History: Score 12: 2R 0G 2B | Score 10: 1R 1G 2B | Score 12: 1R 2G 1B

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,711x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,420x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	770x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	617x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	519x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	419x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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	283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16