Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.5% 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)
Boot Drive149% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 75.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
90% 168 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 825
86% 692 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85CA) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.5% Below average
Lighting 40.8
Reflection 42.8
Parallax 2.69
33% 28.8 fps
MRender 58.4
Gravity 37.9
Splatting 41.6
37% 46 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 128GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 460 133 25 32 20 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,356
Write 595
Mixed 300
SusWrite 206
134% 614 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 51.7
213% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 301
256% 363 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 149%
Great: 197%
Gamer L TA1D0240A 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 148 109 110 108 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 454
Mixed 384
SusWrite 171
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 43.4
162% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 223
198% 295 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
457GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 109 108 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 104
Write 104
Mixed 58.1
SusWrite 107
68% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGPP.ARW0C 78.CAGPP.40C0B 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 31.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 30.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,095 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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