Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive316% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 06:09
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 74.8
1-Core 154
2-Core 294
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 949
90% 747 Pts
64-Core 1,498
93% 1,498 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 8786) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Lighting 92.6
Reflection 89.6
Parallax 83.4
76% 88.5 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 72.1
70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 1436 1452 1458 1455 1459 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2690
Write 1,389
Mixed 1,403
SusWrite 1,446
385% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 70.4
240% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,179
DQ Write 864
DQ Mixed 990
748% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 316%
Great: 309%
Patriot P210 1TB
953GB free
Firmware: T0220A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 443 450 452 451 455 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 426
Mixed 387
SusWrite 450
99% 442 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 28
118% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 46.3
88% 170 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 104%
USB3.0 FLASH DRIVE 32GB
9GB free, PID b128
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 24 25 25 25 25 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
12.2% Very poor
Read 41
Write 24.5
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 24.2
34% 27 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 28.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 24.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $446
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