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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive293% 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.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 19 '21 at 07:04
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 86.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 847
89% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,085
67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
530GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2197 2224 2137 234 191 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 1,768
Write 2,244
Mixed 1924
SusWrite 1,186
402% 1,780 MB/s
4K Read 63.2
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 90.6
306% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,313
DQ Write 1,136
DQ Mixed 1,215
913% 1,222 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 293%
Great: 365%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
465GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 468 458 495 454 362 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 495
Mixed 451
SusWrite 452
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 67.1
225% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 372
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 135%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.8
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 33.9
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,097 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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