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 way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210809
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '24 at 17:58
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^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 5600X-$140 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 55.1 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 90% 175 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 894 90% 728 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 79 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 68.8 64% 74 fps	Gravity 64.6 Splatting 59.4 55% 62 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 372 292 205 209 230 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 356 Write 307 Mixed 306 SusWrite 273 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 29.4 107% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 325 239% 315 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 99%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 649GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 385 390 402 391 396 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 458 Mixed 387 SusWrite 383 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 44.5 143% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 368 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 128%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 476GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.6 6.3 7.1 9.2 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 489GB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 78 78 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 71.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 78.3 45% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB 11,125 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 24.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 17.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	27"	1280 720	ACR06C9 VG270U

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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 $140Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,710x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,416x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	665x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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