Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 09:49
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 879
91% 734 Pts
64-Core 1100
68% 1100 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,610
Write 2,254
Mixed 1,604
478% 2156 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 95.7
327% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 1223
DQ Mixed 1,166
866% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
8GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 509
Write 492
Mixed 432
107% 478 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 66.1
224% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 277
209% 279 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Apple SM256E 251GB
233GB free
Firmware: CXM09A1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 398 406 407 408 402 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 474
Write 369
Mixed 309
SusWrite 404
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 28.9
111% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 81.4
DQ Mixed 152
117% 166 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3734 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 41.2
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 39.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,090 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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