Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 238%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics221% 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.
Boot Drive347% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 14:23
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 80.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,132
103% 864 Pts
64-Core 2189
136% 2189 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 96%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
221% Outstanding
Lighting 336
Reflection 284
Parallax 323
274% 314 fps
MRender 354
Gravity 252
Splatting 187
207% 264 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 221%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 1650 1629 1487 1485 1440 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,648
Write 2,516
Mixed 1,886
SusWrite 1,557
483% 2,152 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 95.9
317% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 1,064
796% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 347%
Great: 410%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
2TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 151 152 151 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 69.7
Write 123
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 151
66% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.7
329% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
OLOY MD4U1636181DCW 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 57.2
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 42.7
133% 46.7 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 37.8
87% 30.3 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 123%
Great: 128%

 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 6,037 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $708
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