Asrock B550M Steel Legend

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	194% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock B550M Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 18:00
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 67.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 271 86% 162 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 805 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9295) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 63.7 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 79.4 52% 67 fps	Gravity 55.7 Splatting 74.7 59% 65.2 fps
Poor: 41% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 577 515 263 283 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,546 Write 1,004 Mixed 1,283 SusWrite 410 236% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 73.3 252% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 290 316% 529 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 215%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 192 35 0 0 145 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.2% Below average	Read 100 Write 228 Mixed 131 SusWrite 93.2 31% 138 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 21.2 72% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 76.6 DQ Mixed 83.9 65% 88.8 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M391A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.4% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.6 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 92%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B550M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 2,341 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asrock B550M Steel Legend

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	631x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	341x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	244x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	201x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	190x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	162x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	59x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	73x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	61x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16