Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics33.8% 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 Drive96.1% 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime3 Days
Run DateMar 21 '21 at 17:07
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 77.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 833
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 834
52% 834 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 46.3
Parallax 53.9
35% 47.7 fps
MRender 45.3
Gravity 41.8
Splatting 31.8
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 300 303 317 292 279 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 321
Mixed 262
SusWrite 299
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 38.6
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 198
186% 289 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
772GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 148 150 150 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 157
Write 145
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 149
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81% Excellent
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 30
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 28.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,453 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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