Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive262% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210621
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 16:32
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$154
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 74.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 279
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 869
85% 695 Pts
64-Core 1121
69% 1121 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Gigabyte(1458 2336) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.1
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 143
Parallax 245
94% 168 fps
MRender 220
Gravity 115
Splatting 157
132% 164 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 889 825 839 832 844 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,951
Write 2,230
Mixed 1,714
SusWrite 863
380% 1,690 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 74.3
265% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1244
DQ Write 977
DQ Mixed 1,095
823% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 262%
Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 163 156 160 150 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 102
Write 126
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 151
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
220% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-8GTZRX F4-3600C18-8GTZN F4-3600C18-8GTZRX F4-3600C18-8GTZN 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 26.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 27
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 131%

 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 6,031 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $694
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