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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	35.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago, 17 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '22 at 18:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 664 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301 21,558 User benchmarks, average bench 107% XFX(1EAE 6501) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.3 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 138 Parallax 225 91% 158 fps	Gravity 114 Splatting 150 119% 132 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31256GTND 256GB 3,461 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 119 105 205 109 105 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.9% Below average	Read 238 Write 74.3 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 174 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 18.8 4K Mixed 11.8 50% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 15 DQ Write 19.6 DQ Mixed 20.1 14% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 90%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 487GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 480 474 475 482 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 486 Mixed 435 SusWrite 476 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 52.5 176% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 372 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 128%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 898GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 190 184 186 185 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 185 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C20 2x8GB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 36.7 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 108%

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,412x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	376x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

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 $178	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