Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive292% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '21 at 17:16
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 827
84% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,038
64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
40.3% Average
Lighting 52.5
Reflection 48.8
Parallax 65.1
43% 55.5 fps
MRender 47.9
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 34.1
35% 44.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 531 522 525 526 526 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,566
Write 2,182
Mixed 1,503
SusWrite 550
378% 1,700 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 95.5
326% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,284
DQ Write 1152
DQ Mixed 1,198
904% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 292%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
438GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 485 485 485 485 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 481
Mixed 411
SusWrite 486
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 62.4
204% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 370
279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
528GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 489 491 491 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 408
Mixed 446
SusWrite 491
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 65.2
217% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 373
281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 34.5
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 33.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING Builds (Compare 6,037 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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