Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.2% 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 Drive37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 14:11
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 111
2-Core 226
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 656
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 875
54% 875 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Lighting 33.5
Reflection 24.7
Parallax 30.2
27% 29.5 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 31.9
Splatting 31
27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 120GB
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1209B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 21 15 30 49 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 287
Write 31.5
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 52.5
23% 106 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 9.6
65% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 67.9
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 13.7
30% 61.6 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
78GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 159 150 146 166 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 159
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 158
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
169GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 113 115 105 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63% Good
Read 110
Write 118
Mixed 90
SusWrite 110
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 35.1
105% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 28.2
85% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,087 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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