Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	273% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '20 at 03:25
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 964 100% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,223 76% 1,223 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 301 293 293 297 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,475 Write 1,461 Mixed 1317 SusWrite 453 316% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 68.7 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 92 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,012 785% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 280%
Patriot Blast 960GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 264GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 498 420 249 236 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 502 Mixed 402 SusWrite 368 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.5 160% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 212 197% 304 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 29 31 33 30 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 161 Write 159 Mixed 110 SusWrite 33.1 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 98%
Asmedia AS2115 2TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 515GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 117 115 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 117 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 93%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 250GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 166GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 13 13 14 13 12 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	39% Below average	Read 120 Write 32.7 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 15.2 46% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 36.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 30.9 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 39.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 120%

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Gaming 124%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 113%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $140Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	688x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	470x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	393x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	269x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	267x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	198x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	97x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	87x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	97x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	93x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	61x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

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