Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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.
Boot Drive	315% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '21 at 07:55
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 98% 187 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1183 109% 910 Pts	64-Core 2,243 139% 2,243 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 135 Parallax 141 120% 141 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 127 Splatting 112 111% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1664 1598 1359 1054 1026 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,639 Write 2503 Mixed 1,953 SusWrite 1,423 478% 2,130 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 53.1 265% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 887 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1,054 778% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 431%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 98GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,550 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,522 468% 2,110 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 90.8 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1081 DQ Write 1,107 DQ Mixed 1070 811% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 806GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 162 179 175 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 186 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 175 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 23 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 24 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 22.1 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 67%
Touro Mobile 3TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 343GB free, PID 1025 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 19 20 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 38 Write 28.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 20 37% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.9% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 74: 7R 8G 15B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
74%	29%	105	318	250	185	27"	1920 1080	SPT0ACD Sceptre M27

History: Score 67: 7R 6G 14B | Score 74: 7R 8G 15B

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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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,710x
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 $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $667

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