Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	237% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '22 at 04:05
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$119 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 107% 199 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 926 97% 776 Pts	64-Core 1177 73% 1177 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 160 Reflection 153 Parallax 154 130% 156 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 117 111% 126 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 430 324 330 344 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 2,377 Mixed 1,658 SusWrite 464 348% 1,544 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 85.7 291% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,395 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 424 516% 916 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 291%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 103GB free Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 433 434 425 402 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,300 Write 1,722 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 602 283% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 84.5 310% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 1,093 DQ Mixed 1,240 915% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 253%
30TT253X2-1TB 1TB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 183GB free Firmware: S1230A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 459 453 452 344 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 459 Mixed 347 SusWrite 388 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 32.6 155% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 49.1 102% 203 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 128GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 331 103 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 476 Write 313 Mixed 341 SusWrite 199 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 37.5 147% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 188 169% 254 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 16GF2X08QFHH36-135-K 2x16GB 981 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 36.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 38.7 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 121%

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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 $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,711x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,418x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	770x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	666x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	518x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	418x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	379x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	281x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	222x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16