Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	30.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 03:28
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$150 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 894 92% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 41 Parallax 37.1 32% 38.9 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 33.2 28% 33.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 956 377 266 267 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,541 Write 1,112 Mixed 1,026 SusWrite 542 235% 1055 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 91.7 322% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 796 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 320 400% 701 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 130GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 473 473 474 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 472 Mixed 462 SusWrite 473 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 59.6 198% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 284 238% 344 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 204 204 206 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 204 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 56GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 28 37 6.3 21 37 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 147 Write 37.5 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 24.1 67% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 3.2 139% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 2x8GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 42.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.1 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 33.1 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.2 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	DELD0E6 S2719DGF

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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 $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,706x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,411x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	767x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	662x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	615x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	514x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	416x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	376x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	278x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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