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 above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	88.9% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '21 at 11:43
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 174 2-Core 345 110% 204 Pts	4-Core 668 8-Core 1,265 115% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,201 136% 2,201 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 73.3 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 68.9 60% 72.5 fps	Gravity 72.5 Splatting 68.2 62% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 170 140 138 140 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 402 SusWrite 155 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 35 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 195 169% 254 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 144 154 145 156 152 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 170 Mixed 102 SusWrite 147 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 63.2 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 38.2 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 31.5 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 39.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 122%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,719x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,429x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	782x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	670x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	625x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	521x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	421x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	361x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	381x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	224x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16