Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	225% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20231007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 01:42
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$260 60,132 User benchmarks, average bench 99% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 174 2-Core 341 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 670 8-Core 1275 116% 973 Pts	64-Core 2,142 133% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 113 Reflection 138 Parallax 125 92% 125 fps	Gravity 135 Splatting 119 112% 127 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1686 706 677 586 452 434 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,866 Write 2,198 Mixed 1,790 SusWrite 757 372% 1,653 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 60.3 198% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 973 723% 968 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 347%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 948GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 923 922 921 908 500 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,200 Write 1,452 Mixed 189 SusWrite 866 259% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 61.2 200% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1243 DQ Write 905 DQ Mixed 673 612% 940 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 370%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 81GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 148 153 151 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 148 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 343GB free Firmware: HPM6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 93.3 Write 79.9 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 57.2 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3600 DDR4 3200 DDR4 3600 DDR4 3200 64GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 32.7 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 35 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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: 0P 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	68	53	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7747 LG WFHD

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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 $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,710x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,416x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	768x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	665x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	616x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	417x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	359x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	377x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	280x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	221x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $667

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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