Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% 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 Drive213% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '23 at 22:53
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 739
70% 580 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 67.5
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 92.4
55% 74.6 fps
MRender 65.9
Gravity 76.9
Splatting 47.1
50% 63.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 376 378 382 377 381 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2082
Write 2,104
Mixed 1,733
SusWrite 446
356% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 67.5
228% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 533
DQ Mixed 754
551% 728 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 213%
Great: 271%
Vaseky V800/350G 369GB
343GB free
Firmware: R0423A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 443 444 447 446 446 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 488
Write 439
Mixed 372
SusWrite 445
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 18.8
115% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 91.5
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 22
73% 152 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 115 115 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
66% Good
Read 115
Write 123
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 115
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 66%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 32.1
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 29.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%

 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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