Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.5% 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 Drive160% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190718
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMar 04 '22 at 21:43
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 724
70% 576 Pts
64-Core 946
58% 946 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
Asus(1043 86B6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.5% Average
Lighting 56.3
Reflection 58
Parallax 49.6
46% 54.6 fps
MRender 42.8
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 47.2
39% 47.2 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB
470GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 370 356 370 380 372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 1,766
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 520
294% 1,310 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 46.1
149% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 851
DQ Write 76.1
DQ Mixed 145
186% 357 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 160%
Great: 245%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB
33GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 38 26 26 26 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 149
Write 42.8
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 33.4
77% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 2.5
182% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 41.4
MC Mixed 35.9
117% 40.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 31.2
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,116 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $497
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