Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 18:18
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 67.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
77% 143 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 674
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
AMD(1002 15D8) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 32.8
19% 24 fps
MRender 9.3
Gravity 28.4
Splatting 17.6
15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 464 459 474 475 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 467
Mixed 430
SusWrite 464
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 54.4
172% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 320
254% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
569GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 198 197 206 198 208 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 126
Write 173
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 201
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 106%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
98GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 111 113 113 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 120
Write 124
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 111
122% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
32% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.2% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 21.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 21.9
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 113%

 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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