Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55% 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 Drive207% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 06:12
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 214
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 684
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 86.2
56% 76.1 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 70
Splatting 57.7
53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 853 863 867 868 871 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,429
Write 872
Mixed 856
SusWrite 861
224% 1,005 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 67
235% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 219
261% 440 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 207%
Great: 242%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
298GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 106 106 106 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 103
Write 98.2
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 105
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 180 172 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 88.3
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 178
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.9% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,095 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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