Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.5% 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 Drive185% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 801
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.6.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.5% Below average
Lighting 48.8
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 61.2
40% 47.5 fps
MRender 30.9
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 40.2
33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 488 303 285 285 267 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,850
Write 789
Mixed 1,067
SusWrite 388
226% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 58.1
193% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 716
DQ Write 499
DQ Mixed 720
507% 645 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 185%
Great: 223%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
590GB free
Firmware: 01.01V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 113 113 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 113
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 33.5
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,089 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Steel Legend - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $526
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