Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.48% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '23 at 15:27
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 176 2-Core 342 109% 203 Pts	4-Core 666 8-Core 1,245 114% 956 Pts	64-Core 2,266 140% 2,266 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	7.48% Terrible	Lighting 8.7 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.1 7% 9.63 fps	MRender 12.4 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 8.7 8% 10.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.48% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force TM8FP7001T 1TB 1,931 User benchmarks, average bench 329% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,054 Write 3698 Mixed 1,709 560% 2,487 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 85.1 266% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 1,345 999% 1,324 MB/s
Poor: 193% Great: 474%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 219GB free Firmware: 42G1TBKA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1334 1131 1125 1123 1122 1127 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,479 Write 1,506 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 1,160 371% 1,664 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 83 292% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 634 596% 934 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 372%
WDC WD40EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 19,163 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 133 132 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 80.8 Write 86 Mixed 63 SusWrite 131 20% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 0.9 8% 4.27 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 1.8 3% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 39%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 380GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 78 77 79 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 67 Write 62.2 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 77.2 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 61%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 188 188 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 188 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4W.16FE 2x16GB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 57.8 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 42.1 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 39.6 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%

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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	72	60	60	26.9"	1280 720	MSI3CA8 MAG274QRF-QD

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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 $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,709x
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 $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 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: $702

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 $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