Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.9% 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 Drive84.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 23:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 777
77% 628 Pts
64-Core 1,026
64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Lighting 70.3
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 84.1
57% 72 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 59.5
Splatting 79.7
56% 67 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3128GNTD 128GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 226 148 133 164 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 334
Write 519
Mixed 652
SusWrite 165
95% 417 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 27.8
167% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 422
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 166
153% 244 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 184%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
324GB free
Firmware: 20.01H20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 119 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 120
Write 116
Mixed 74
SusWrite 118
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.9
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.4
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,120 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $496
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