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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 05:19
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G-$137 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 78.1 1-Core 161 2-Core 319 99% 186 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 912 95% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2061) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 110 Parallax 125 98% 118 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 93.7 87% 98.8 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 304 305 304 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 493 Mixed 464 SusWrite 307 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64.2 219% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 269 231% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 2TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2697 2746 2746 2744 2746 2748 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	350% Outstanding	Read 1,390 Write 2,568 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 2,738 468% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 70.7 239% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 1,247 920% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 350% Great: 556%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 517GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 477 474 473 474 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 487 Mixed 321 SusWrite 475 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.1 177% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 139 159% 271 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 541GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 118 122 124 119 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 154 Write 175 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 122 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4W.M8FB1 2x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 30.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.7% 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 $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,415x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	664x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 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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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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