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 (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive238% 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)
Memory12.4 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 14:54
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 82.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 797
87% 687 Pts
64-Core 1,431
88% 1,431 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 790 440 439 440 439 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1,628
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 498
283% 1,261 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 82.2
294% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1242
DQ Write 1,141
DQ Mixed 1,010
807% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 238%
Great: 237%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 167 172 179 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 173
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 174
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.8%
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)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 31.3
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 31.9
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
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 8,088 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: $526
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HDDRAMUSB
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