Asrock B550M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive272% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock B550M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 00:18
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 69.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 868
88% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.7% Above average
Lighting 61.8
Reflection 69.7
Parallax 56.1
50% 62.5 fps
MRender 74.3
Gravity 59.7
Splatting 57.1
51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
925GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2191 854 879 860 889 875 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,556
Write 2,625
Mixed 1,662
SusWrite 1,091
392% 1,733 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 83.4
284% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,284
DQ Write 1,174
DQ Mixed 1,276
944% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 272%
Great: 284%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
11GB free, PID 0099
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 7.3 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Read 27.5
Write 11.5
Mixed 12.3
SusWrite 11
18% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
23% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 26.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 25.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 2,330 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: Asrock B550M Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $554
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