Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.7% 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)
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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '22 at 12:15
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU7%

 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 5500-$99
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 150
2-Core 265
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 360
49% 363 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.7% Poor
Lighting 31
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 30.9
25% 31.5 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 22.1
24% 30 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SV300S37A/120G 120GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 313
Write 220
Mixed 156
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 11.9
108% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 64.9
83% 145 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
167GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 98 99 99 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 102
Write 99.3
Mixed 69.1
SusWrite 99.5
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 51
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 38.4
118% 41.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 32.1
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%

 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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