Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics17.1% 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 Drive72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201103
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '20 at 15:15
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 777
83% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB
CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 20.7
Reflection 22.2
Parallax 18.8
17% 20.6 fps
MRender 25.5
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 17.2
18% 22 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 116 217 228 107 309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72% Very good
Read 448
Write 37
Mixed 355
SusWrite 207
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 17.8
107% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 29.9
79% 162 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
SMI USB disk 8GB
7GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
5.21% Terrible
Read 21
Write 2.7
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 4.2
8% 8.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.21%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 36.6
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 36.6
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 112%

 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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