Asrock B550M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 231%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 260%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics222% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock B550M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210421
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration299 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 167
2-Core 333
105% 196 Pts
4-Core 663
8-Core 1,235
113% 949 Pts
64-Core 2,363
146% 2,363 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Lighting 332
Reflection 304
Parallax 337
271% 324 fps
MRender 370
Gravity 265
Splatting 194
216% 276 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 222%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 512GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02K0S86D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 268 227 233 236 236 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 454
Mixed 432
SusWrite 272
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56.8
190% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 115
150% 271 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 121%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
325GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 422 423 423 425 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 1,616
Mixed 1211
SusWrite 506
275% 1,228 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 82.8
300% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 1,198
DQ Mixed 1,005
816% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 241%
Great: 237%
WDC WD140EDFZ-11A0VA0 14TB
81GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 77 93 86 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 391
Write 120
Mixed 124
SusWrite 84.5
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 12.1
4K Mixed 0.6
28% 8.77 MB/s
DQ Read 3.4
DQ Write 10.4
DQ Mixed 5
4% 6.27 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 26%
ST14000NM001G-2KJ103 14TB
32GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 90 124 93 83 74 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Read 306
Write 137
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 96.7
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.4
2% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
953GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 162 167 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 97.4
Write 100
Mixed 56.1
SusWrite 164
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.5
206% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 90%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.7 1.3 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.66% Terrible
Read 4
Write 1.5
Mixed 2.7
SusWrite 1.8
2% 2.5 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 1.66%
Great: 64%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
341GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 134 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 92
Write 102
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 129
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.6
182% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 64%
Generic MassStorageClass 125GB
52GB free, PID 0749
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 8.6 10 11 10 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 65.8
Write 4.2
Mixed 6.9
SusWrite 9.8
19% 21.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.3
26% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB
3334, 3334, 3334, 3334 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 57.9
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 39.5
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 29.3
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 38.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 122%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B550M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 2,331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asrock B550M Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $576
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