Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive94.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200707
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '21 at 23:54
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 257
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 648
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
Asus(1043 059B) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.2.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 94.1
59% 78 fps
MRender 53.6
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 42.5
45% 56.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 512GB SSD 512GB
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 413 452 455 458 459 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 444
Mixed 367
SusWrite 446
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 26.5
130% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 35.1
75% 152 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 313%
ST950042 3AS 500GB
145GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 38.8
Write 38.4
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 39.7
50% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 32.9
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 30.2
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.1%
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 8,133 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $492
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