Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200918
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 21:00
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	14%

Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 71.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 82% 153 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 791 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 201 Parallax 189 171% 200 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 149 Splatting 132 126% 158 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC2S038D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2098 Write 1,174 Mixed 1,057 317% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 57.4 201% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 490 411% 577 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 291%
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 32GB free Firmware: 57MS4109 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,258 Write 554 Mixed 673 182% 828 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 51.2 191% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 524 417% 581 MB/s
Poor: 91% Great: 176%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 31GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 63.7 Write 63.5 Mixed 53.8 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 286GB free Firmware: SDM2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 50.7 Write 89.7 Mixed 60.5 50% 67 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 182% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 71%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 39.8 Write 6.8 Mixed 4.8 15% 17.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLZU360BSB 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 91.8 44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results

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%	13	217	59	60	23.8"	1920 1017	BNQ78E7 BenQ GW2480

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC Builds (Compare 3,550 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 130%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS PRO AC

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $110Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	944x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $170Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	637x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	401x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	378x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	278x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	257x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	201x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	150x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	150x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	111x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	65x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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