Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.8% 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 Drive93.7% 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '21 at 04:14
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 240
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 736
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 964
60% 964 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.8% Below average
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 46.2
Parallax 40.8
35% 43.4 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 35.8
31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFMKB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 399 407 408 408 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 398
Mixed 343
SusWrite 356
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 37
143% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 135
134% 207 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
303GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 48 47 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 76.5
Write 75.5
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 46.6
48% 65.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMWX8GD3200C16W2E 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 34.8
114% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 29.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
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 8,082 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: $527
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