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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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.
Boot Drive114% 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
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 08:16
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 below expectations (31st percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 73.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 284
90% 169 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 860
80% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 92%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 307 303 307 306 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 480
Mixed 414
SusWrite 315
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.1
184% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 367
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 28.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 26
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 94.3
42% 94.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 71.4%
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 8,096 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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