Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.9% 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 Drive162% 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 B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210507
Uptime10 Days
Run DateAug 27 '21 at 01:53
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 81.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 800
74% 618 Pts
64-Core 1,008
62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.9% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 65.6
Parallax 89.7
55% 74.3 fps
MRender 66.9
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 48.6
49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8FP4512G 512GB
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 470 497 507 480 463 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,782
Write 1,220
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 495
255% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 53.9
180% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 49.5
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 48.5
52% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 162%
Great: 286%
Team TM8FP6001T 1TB
286GB free
Firmware: V1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 460 461 463 467 465 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,209
Write 1,091
Mixed 890
SusWrite 497
206% 922 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 43.2
198% 72.7 MB/s
DQ Read 55.1
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 46.6
56% 94.2 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 143%
Great: 305%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 7: 1R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
7% 100% 3 105 5 60 72.3" 1463 823 GSM0001 LG TV
Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,439 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $446
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