Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics39% 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 Drive40% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '21 at 09:13
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 below expectations (7th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 71.9
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 166
63% 109 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 592
54% 452 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39% Below average
Lighting 44.9
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 64.7
37% 56.9 fps
MRender 58.4
Gravity 62.1
Splatting 44
44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 0.9 1.9 2.3 17 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
40% Average
Read 412
Write 295
Mixed 256
SusWrite 43.6
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 20.4
4K Mixed 14.9
60% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 68.9
DQ Write 53.5
DQ Mixed 30.7
31% 51 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40%
Great: 56%
Team T2535T480G 480GB
84GB free
Firmware: R1207A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 62 26 50 28 44 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 394
Write 4.5
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 41.6
24% 114 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 25.3
4K Mixed 22.7
85% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 30.6
DQ Mixed 0.5
29% 74 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 29.3
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 97.1
41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 114%

 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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