Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.1% 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 Drive32.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 03:15
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 111
2-Core 208
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 649
64% 522 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49.1% Average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 58.5
Parallax 81.5
52% 67.8 fps
MRender 58.6
Gravity 63.4
Splatting 44
44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1120A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 156 17 82 17 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 485
Write 289
Mixed 10
SusWrite 53.6
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 9.93 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47
686GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 177 181 176 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Read 135
Write 141
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 177
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
69% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 106%
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29
227GB free
Firmware: 0007DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 110 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 56
SusWrite 109
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.1% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 26.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 86.1
46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,150 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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