Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.9% 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 Drive192% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190731
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 03:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 68.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 276
86% 162 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 822
82% 665 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Sapphire(174B 5454) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Lighting 34.5
Reflection 25.3
Parallax 31.7
28% 30.5 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 33
Splatting 31.5
28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 805 805 844 198 29 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,349
Write 839
Mixed 808
SusWrite 554
197% 887 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 71.4
254% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 212
269% 461 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 192%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
873GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 178 178 181 183 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 176
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 174
110% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
857GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 112 113 112 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 150
Write 116
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 111
151% 116 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.7
253% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.7% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 24.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,433 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $445
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HDDRAMUSB
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