Asrock B550M Steel Legend

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock B550M Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20230505
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '24 at 07:34
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 1,006 93% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,455 90% 1,455 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C75C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 115 Parallax 144 103% 128 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 123 Splatting 106 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2019 Write 1,751 Mixed 1,615 400% 1795 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 57.3 189% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 494 377% 520 MB/s
Poor: 182% Great: 296%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$165 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 506 Write 481 Mixed 433 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 50.7 170% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
Samsung PSSD T9 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 35 Write 33.3 Mixed 34 8% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 10.6 35% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 22.8 DQ Write 16.4 DQ Mixed 19.2 14% 19.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 74%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 226GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 501 Write 463 Mixed 418 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 49.3 168% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 310 251% 354 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4WL.M8FE1 4x8GB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 40.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 40.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 0P 3R 1G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	27%	45	200	56	170	27"	1280 720	ACR09E6 XV272U V

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asrock B550M Steel Legend

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	636x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	342x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $180Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	249x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	202x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	191x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	164x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	67x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	59x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	74x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	62x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	62x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16