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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	109% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '23 at 03:24
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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)	109% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 175 2-Core 345 109% 204 Pts	4-Core 677 8-Core 1,256 116% 967 Pts	64-Core 2,155 133% 2,155 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 500GB 321 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 338 337 340 342 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 465 Mixed 444 SusWrite 339 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 52.2 168% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 268 228% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 558GB free Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2313 2359 1005 880 884 877 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,137 Write 2,379 Mixed 2,122 SusWrite 1,386 452% 2,006 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 98.4 322% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,149 DQ Mixed 1180 892% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 410%
Sandisk G5 B 500GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 446GB free Firmware: 4150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 228 223 225 212 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 277 Mixed 259 SusWrite 227 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 48.3 144% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 186 176% 274 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 95%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS175 240GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 222GB free Firmware: CS11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 282 282 282 282 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 399 Write 282 Mixed 261 SusWrite 281 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 33.6 120% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 177 160% 242 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 481GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 131 132 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 151 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 131 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 56.2 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 37.3 130% 45.4 GB/s	SC Read 30.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 35.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

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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 $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,715x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $158Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,425x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	776x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	667x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	622x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	519x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	420x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	381x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	223x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $741

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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