Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.1% 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)
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 14:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 285
89% 167 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 638
73% 568 Pts
64-Core 1047
65% 1047 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 78.2
51% 68.1 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 54.5
48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE220S 256GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B4S8JA
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2596
Write 931
Mixed 850
317% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 64.4
222% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 978
DQ Mixed 461
420% 623 MB/s
Poor: 128% Great: 279%
Patriot Burst 480GB
446GB free
Firmware: SBFMBB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 454 455 407 438 445 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 446
Mixed 381
SusWrite 441
95% 419 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 42.3
154% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 204
176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB
770GB free, PID 7000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 89 98 97 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 66.2
Write 106
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 90.7
124% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.4
128% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 25.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 109%

 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%
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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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