Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.8% 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 Drive42.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1216 x 676 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '21 at 00:48
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 205
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 622
56% 470 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Asus(1043 872C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.8% Poor
Lighting 3.4
Reflection 86.6
Parallax 84
3% 58 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 70
68% 84.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STKSF012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 34 102 63 45 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 287
Write 130
Mixed 181
SusWrite 68.6
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 8.6
67% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 91.4
91% 146 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
197GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 95 94 84 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 142
Write 134
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 93.2
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 36
114% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 35.8
SC Mixed 26.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,095 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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