Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 03:01
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$158 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 77.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 302 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 891 93% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 186 Parallax 181 175% 194 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 142 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 720GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 1149 1075 1147 1107 1068 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,505 Write 1,332 Mixed 1,480 SusWrite 1,126 358% 1,611 MB/s	4K Read 65.9 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 64.9 217% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 314 317% 542 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$110 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 137GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 1234 1238 1277 1221 1274 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2514 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,656 SusWrite 1,291 422% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 60.9 210% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1232 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 241 288% 535 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 992GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 172 176 170 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 130 Write 93.6 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 172 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 173 181 172 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 147 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 26.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 27.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 Builds (Compare 3,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 142%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $158Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,078x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	669x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	275x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	332x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	309x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	301x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	204x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	180x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	109x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	107x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	67x

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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 $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