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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive239% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 13:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$88
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 858
86% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,090
67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
617GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 876 815 806 796 809 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,559
Write 1792
Mixed 1,448
SusWrite 914
322% 1,428 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 79.1
255% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 795
DQ Mixed 991
724% 948 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 239%
Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 179 180 182 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 165
Mixed 81
SusWrite 180
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 36.9
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 38.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,144 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $496
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HDDRAMUSB
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