Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 192%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 194%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210319
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$175
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 80.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
99% 186 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1038
100% 822 Pts
64-Core 1,526
94% 1,526 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
202% Outstanding
Lighting 293
Reflection 273
Parallax 344
239% 303 fps
MRender 347
Gravity 256
Splatting 185
206% 263 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 202%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1531
Write 1,533
Mixed 1,159
314% 1,408 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 78.5
278% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 1,008
DQ Mixed 944
756% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
580GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 831 831 830 792 828 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 1,567
Write 1,796
Mixed 1,449
SusWrite 944
324% 1,439 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 83.9
302% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,377
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 1,204
904% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 268%
Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
963GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 179 174 180 171 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 128
Write 145
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 176
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 32.7
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 37.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 122%

 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 6,071 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $755
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