Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.8% 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 Drive68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 28 '20 at 13:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 137
2-Core 270
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 698
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
AMD(1002 0B04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 19.5
14% 21.4 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 14.3
Splatting 29.9
20% 23.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 142 78 84 90 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 488
Write 249
Mixed 378
SusWrite 113
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 2.8
106% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 196
177% 266 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 95%
Ngff 2280 512GB SSD
477GB free
Firmware: T0311A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 407 409 407 403 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 399
Mixed 385
SusWrite 408
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 26.4
131% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 35.6
89% 183 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 36.2
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 28.4
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,096 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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