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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 16:58
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 75.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
77% 140 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 708
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AGI240G18AI238 240GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H190625
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 9.5 16 14 32 8.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 472
Write 19
Mixed 37.6
SusWrite 18.1
29% 137 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 20.7
107% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 23
DQ Mixed 42.8
38% 58.6 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 91%
APS-SL3N-240 240GB
73GB free
Firmware: SN4763
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 411 408 314 28 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 418
Mixed 394
SusWrite 266
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 42.7
157% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 140
125% 183 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
294GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 122 122 120 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 113
Write 120
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 121
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown MMX3A8GD432C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.6
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,095 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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