Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics18% 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 Drive236% 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 B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '20 at 07:28
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User DOM-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 82.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 840
87% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,053
65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18% Very poor
Lighting 20.3
Reflection 23.5
Parallax 19.1
17% 21 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 20.3
Splatting 26.5
21% 25.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 18%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303224
SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 523 521 485 523 413 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,720
Write 2,212
Mixed 1,646
SusWrite 494
342% 1,518 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 81.7
274% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,254
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 621
612% 980 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 236%
Great: 266%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
156GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 448 449 387 356 351 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 438
Mixed 444
SusWrite 407
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 55.5
187% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 288
239% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 33
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 31.3
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,085 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: $524
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