Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive303% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 20 '21 at 10:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 792
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 1,252
78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Gigabyte(1458 2318) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 106
62% 84.5 fps
MRender 58.2
Gravity 81.8
Splatting 46.8
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
700GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42109
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1619 1639 1619 1731 1754 1738 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 1,776
Write 1722
Mixed 1,354
SusWrite 1,683
368% 1,634 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 83.3
278% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1066
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 429
467% 786 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 303%
Great: 311%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 37.2
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 37.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 114%

 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 6,041 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: $701
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