Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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.
Graphics	48.8% 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 Drive	363% 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

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221027
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 03:38
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$185 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 176 2-Core 353 110% 206 Pts	4-Core 687 8-Core 1,088 109% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,558 96% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 59.8 49% 59.7 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 59.8 49% 59.8 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 576GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2486 2517 2528 930 757 757 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	363% Outstanding	Read 2,535 Write 2,541 Mixed 2,372 SusWrite 1,662 513% 2,278 MB/s	4K Read 74.1 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 102 335% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1228 922% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 363% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 209 209 216 212 218 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 99.5 Write 97.7 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 211 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 205% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 198 196 198 196 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 158 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 194 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 38,830 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 38.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 41.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $151Bench 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 $96Bench 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: $699

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 $179	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