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 below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	280% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 07:40
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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-$153 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 848 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB; Asus strix 3080 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 254 Reflection 230 Parallax 255 207% 246 fps	Gravity 216 Splatting 159 162% 188 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A2S8MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1710 1713 1672 1587 1246 1417 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,151 Write 1,875 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 1,558 392% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 65.1 214% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 684 DQ Mixed 570 471% 677 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 382%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 931GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 815 822 822 818 820 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 1629 Mixed 1,041 SusWrite 933 281% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 51.6 167% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 926 DQ Write 839 DQ Mixed 900 670% 888 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 28.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 24.9 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 88.3 45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 127%

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

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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 $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,413x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	664x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	279x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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