Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics43.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '19 at 02:32
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 53.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 260
80% 152 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 768
74% 611 Pts
64-Core 946
59% 946 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.2% Average
Lighting 52.7
Reflection 59.9
Parallax 71.6
43% 61.4 fps
MRender 53.2
Gravity 57.3
Splatting 50.7
44% 53.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 177 194 195 172 203 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
52.1% Above average
Read 236
Write 192
Mixed 184
SusWrite 194
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 22.2
71% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 167
130% 182 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 101%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB
160GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 84 81 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 69.2
Write 73.5
Mixed 58
SusWrite 82.7
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
78GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 106 105 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 172
Write 133
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 105
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 19.6
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 16.3
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,096 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: $525
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