Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.2% 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 Drive45.7% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201103
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 23 '21 at 13:26
Run Duration256 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 62.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
79% 148 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 753
75% 614 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.2% Poor
Lighting 23.3
Reflection 25.8
Parallax 19.2
19% 22.8 fps
MRender 29.4
Gravity 35.1
Splatting 29.1
25% 31.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocpc 256GB 256GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFQ61L3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 154 203 87 70 102 MB/s
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
45.7% Average
Read 269
Write 104
Mixed 113
SusWrite 104
32% 147 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 40.4
4K Mixed 24.3
84% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 74
DQ Write 40.1
DQ Mixed 11.2
21% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
59GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 157 163 163 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 87.5
Write 91.1
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 162
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
702GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 109 143 110 90 143 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 89.2
Write 123
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 119
64% 89 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 24.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 18
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,082 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: $527
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