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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	274% 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	32GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration	350 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 68.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 91% 174 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 1,135 102% 860 Pts	64-Core 2,130 132% 2,130 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 114 Reflection 107 Parallax 119 93% 114 fps	Gravity 113 Splatting 98.4 93% 106 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 627 597 554 540 525 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 1,643 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 623 351% 1,579 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 85.8 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 1091 821% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1399 1402 1372 1355 1355 1408 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,342 Write 1,476 Mixed 211 SusWrite 1,382 299% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 86.2 291% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,365 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 612 594% 952 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 370%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 132GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 125 141 142 150 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 85.3 Write 118 Mixed 57 SusWrite 140 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 749GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 214 209 209 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 184 Mixed 79 SusWrite 208 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 167 161 161 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 160 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.9 322% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 93%
Tdas TerraMaster 2TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 36.9 Mixed 35.1 SusWrite 20.8 24% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 92%
Tdas TerraMaster 2TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 614GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 20 21 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 35 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 20.7 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 183 178 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 151 Mixed 142 SusWrite 179 117% 158 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.9 393% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 26.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 114%

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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 $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,413x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	664x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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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Total price: $704

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 $40	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