Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics170% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive259% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '20 at 09:28
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$144
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 77.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 301
94% 177 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 867
84% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
170% Outstanding
Lighting 244
Reflection 220
Parallax 249
199% 238 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 213
Splatting 156
166% 209 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 170%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 2267 1011 752 750 752 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 2,098
Mixed 1,610
SusWrite 1,301
362% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 59.4
217% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 1,210
DQ Mixed 1,387
1,014% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 259%
Great: 281%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 420 425 406 407 411 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 435
Mixed 264
SusWrite 416
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 44.8
144% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 135
162% 284 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 31.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 28.4
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 124%

 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 6,053 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: $697
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