Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateApr 28 '24 at 01:07
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 67.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 258
82% 154 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 776
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.9% Above average
Lighting 66.9
Reflection 82.6
Parallax 69.5
54% 73 fps
MRender 60.2
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 68.2
56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 208 203 166 181 207 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 221
Mixed 255
SusWrite 198
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 48.6
168% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 248
207% 301 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
401GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1495 1675 622 622 430 82 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 59.5TB
55.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 106 7.6 6 7.3 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 23.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 55: 0P 5R 8G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
33% 21% 63 217 59 165 27" 1920 1017 MSI3CC6 MSI G27C7
History: Score 33: 0P 3R 4G 6B | Score 55: 0P 5R 8G 6B
Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,120 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Steel Legend - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $496
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