Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	229% 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210202
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '21 at 16:40
Run Duration	302 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 73.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 292 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 866 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 109% 127 fps	Gravity 106 Splatting 90.1 86% 97.9 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 498 480 496 489 492 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,904 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,872 SusWrite 572 376% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 72.4 234% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 314 424% 776 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 387%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 251GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 824 813 817 821 827 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,509 Write 1,814 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 908 320% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 68.7 233% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,124 845% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 159 159 162 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 160 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 607GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 140 141 142 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 91.7 Write 94 Mixed 11 SusWrite 140 60% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 578GB free Firmware: CC1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 103 103 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 60.7 Write 66.7 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 104 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 155GB free Firmware: CCH4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 112 Write 76.3 Mixed 63 SusWrite 20.8 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 394GB free Firmware: 150. SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 101 Write 81 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 20.8 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 209GB free Firmware: 150. SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 108 Write 84 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 20.9 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 242GB free Firmware: 080. SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 104 Write 78.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 20.8 47% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 225GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 32.7 Mixed 38 SusWrite 35.9 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 291% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 29 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 25.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 22.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 121%

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Gaming 147%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 146%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	507x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $151Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	486x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	460x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	279x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	223x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	159x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	198x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	87x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	82x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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