Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics18.9% 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 Drive326% 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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201103
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 23 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 76.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 833
87% 697 Pts
64-Core 1,061
66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
XFX(1682 3264) 1GB
CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Lighting 23.3
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 30.8
19% 28.3 fps
MRender 26.4
Gravity 22
Splatting 21.5
19% 23.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
602GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1997 1733 1743 1746 1749 1740 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 2,362
Mixed 1,891
SusWrite 1,784
454% 2,013 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 78.8
276% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,251
DQ Write 1,049
DQ Mixed 1,152
862% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 326%
Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
240GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 364 364 365 361 359 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 494
Mixed 451
SusWrite 381
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 65.2
219% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 374
282% 376 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 129%
Great: 129%
Netac OnlyDisk 16GB
10GB free, PID 3700
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 19.7
Write 6.2
12% 13 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
11% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.2% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18.4
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,096 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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