Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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.
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)
Boot Drive156% 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.
Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 00:14
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 87%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X-$160
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 58.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 288
84% 163 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 866
90% 721 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.1% Above average
Lighting 59.7
Reflection 61.8
Parallax 84.2
49% 68.6 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 56.7
53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 250GB SSD 250GB
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0614B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 133 162 180 134 184 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,634
Write 1,169
Mixed 1,021
SusWrite 188
222% 1,003 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 42.3
183% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 112
197% 400 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 156%
Great: 209%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
7GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 100 101 102 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 35.9
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 99.5
58% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 113%
External USB3.0 320GB
58GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 40.6
Write 39.5
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 40.1
28% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 29.1
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 131
30% 131 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 111%

 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%
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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