Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.4% 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 Drive56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190911
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateJun 19 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 205
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 619
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 1,049
65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.4% Above average
Lighting 64.6
Reflection 64.9
Parallax 63.2
53% 64.2 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 55
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 72 73 71 74 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 430
Write 80.5
Mixed 106
SusWrite 72.7
37% 172 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 16.5
87% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 81.4
DQ Mixed 46.7
73% 145 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
23GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 191 147 116 103 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 314
Write 315
Mixed 279
SusWrite 153
60% 265 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 31
104% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 148
114% 155 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 97%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
343GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 69 58 51 82 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 36.5
Write 49.7
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 66.4
37% 49.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
77% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.5% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 12.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 12.6
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 35.5%
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 4,439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $446
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