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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	409% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 00:24
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$151 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 906 93% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 75 Reflection 75 Parallax 75 61% 75 fps	Gravity 75 Splatting 75 66% 75 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3199 3282 3128 678 753 754 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	409% Outstanding	Read 2,959 Write 3,346 Mixed 2983 SusWrite 1,966 634% 2,813 MB/s	4K Read 81.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 113 372% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 1,201 907% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 409% Great: 442%
Corsair MP400 1TB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 713GB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1826 1806 1798 1787 1797 1775 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,408 Write 1,820 Mixed 1,357 SusWrite 1,798 361% 1,596 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 84.3 274% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 741 DQ Write 1,368 DQ Mixed 933 743% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 308%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 913GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 205 168 153 206 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 101 Write 84.7 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 191 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 113%
Disk Name 160GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 52GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 25 40 25 26 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 39.4 Write 39.4 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 32.1 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 8.1 746% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 12.1 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 7.7 939% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 37.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 31 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 38.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 122%

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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 $250Bench 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