Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive220% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 82.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 796
87% 688 Pts
64-Core 1,434
89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 482 439 438 433 432 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,443
Write 1,608
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 491
272% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 65.6
265% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,197
DQ Write 1,115
DQ Mixed 995
791% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 220%
Great: 237%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 174 174 162 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 169
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 171
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 31.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 31.8
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,096 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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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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