Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics57.1% 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 Drive353% 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.
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 21 '20 at 23:54
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 293
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 858
90% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
MSI(1462 3820) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 71.5
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 102
58% 76.3 fps
MRender 53.9
Gravity 69.3
Splatting 74.1
55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2432 2272 2419 1608 1152 1149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,481
Write 2424
Mixed 1,699
SusWrite 1,838
474% 2,110 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 82.1
280% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 1193
DQ Mixed 1,228
924% 1233 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 353%
Great: 371%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
141GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 156 156 153 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 154
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 33.9
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,434 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $441
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