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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$149 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 75.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 301 96% 180 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 878 89% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3658) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 130 Parallax 124 112% 130 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 97.5 88% 99.5 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 385 387 384 204 284 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 297 Write 385 Mixed 326 SusWrite 342 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 50.3 166% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 142 166% 286 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 295 320 301 303 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 420 Mixed 414 SusWrite 316 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.4 208% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 466GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 217 218 216 214 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 470 Mixed 376 SusWrite 250 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 52.1 185% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 260 222% 327 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 7,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 25.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 22.7 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 122%

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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 $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,708x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,412x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	663x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	376x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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