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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive145% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 24 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 644
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 875
54% 875 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000 256GB 256GB
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 241 267 241 239 270 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,358
Write 1,205
Mixed 726
SusWrite 294
199% 896 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 40.6
193% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 300
231% 318 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 145%
Great: 216%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 179 179 179 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 173
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 179
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
15GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 7.7 8.8 9.2 8.9 9.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 36.6
Write 9
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 8.1
20% 17.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 3.6
239% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 64%

 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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