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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	91.8% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 13 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 22:33
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 168 2-Core 327 103% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,065 105% 856 Pts	64-Core 1488 92% 1488 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 109% 126 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 1.9 39% 51.5 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 132 75 92 88 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 386 Mixed 180 SusWrite 106 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 37.6 165% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 234 204% 305 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 105%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 107GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,737 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,858 433% 1,927 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 85.7 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1,149 867% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 187 184 186 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 151 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 187 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2800 C16 Series 2x16GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 32.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 33.2 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 93%

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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	43	7	185	32"	1280 720	SPT0CC1 Sceptre M32

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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 $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,711x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,420x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	770x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	617x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	519x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	419x
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	379x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	283x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $742

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16