Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201021
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMay 17 '21 at 20:34
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 69
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 907
90% 736 Pts
64-Core 1421
88% 1421 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5000
HP(103C 0965) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 705 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Lighting 24.4
Reflection 26.5
Parallax 31.9
20% 27.6 fps
MRender 36.3
Gravity 29.9
Splatting 23.5
24% 29.9 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 970 500GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,029
Write 1,006
Mixed 937
221% 991 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 8.9
4K Mixed 8.5
29% 8.73 MB/s
DQ Read 553
DQ Write 1,003
DQ Mixed 819
610% 792 MB/s
Poor: 102% Great: 278%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
45GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 150 163 154 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 322
Write 197
Mixed 232
SusWrite 158
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 36.8
142% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 143
130% 201 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 82%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 132 140 138 140 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 129
Mixed 117
SusWrite 138
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.7% Good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 22.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 110%

 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 6,041 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $702
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