Asrock B550M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.8% 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 Drive230% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210802
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '21 at 17:08
Run Duration374 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 66.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 294
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 776
74% 609 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.8% Below average
Lighting 39.6
Reflection 59
Parallax 62.9
32% 53.8 fps
MRender 59.5
Gravity 46.8
Splatting 42.6
40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 256GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 730 146 41 78 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2,275
Write 1,304
Mixed 1,129
SusWrite 404
282% 1,278 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 76.3
257% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 831
610% 794 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 230%
Great: 274%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
183GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 81 80 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 48.7
Write 93.9
Mixed 78.1
SusWrite 80.5
56% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14.5
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 2,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asrock B550M Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $577
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