Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.2% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190111
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 18:11
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 241
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 706
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 959
59% 959 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 74
Parallax 65.1
58% 70.3 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 69.6
Splatting 72.4
58% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,872
Write 1,157
Mixed 547
261% 1,192 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 52.1
191% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 887
DQ Write 646
DQ Mixed 674
529% 736 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
130GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 123 123 125 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 174
Write 140
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 126
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24.1
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,089 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: $526
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