Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '23 at 15:23
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 854 82% 676 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.61 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 114 Parallax 105 86% 108 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 102 91% 103 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,285 Write 1060 Mixed 1,338 343% 1561 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.9 283% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,160 853% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Toshiba MQ01ABF0 500GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 406GB free Firmware: AM0P Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.8 Write 99.7 Mixed 26 54% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 36.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 35.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,716x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $192Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,427x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	777x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	667x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	622x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	521x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	421x
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	286x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	223x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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