Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.4% 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 Drive93.5% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '21 at 13:36
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 687
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 851
53% 851 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.4% Above average
Lighting 62.8
Reflection 17
Parallax 60.6
51% 46.8 fps
MRender 67.4
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 53.1
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SB8W256G1002 256GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6103002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 203 205 203 200 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 302
Mixed 292
SusWrite 204
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 43.9
152% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 277
213% 293 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
778GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 115 114 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 110
Write 116
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 113
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905713-001.A00G Hynix HMA851U6AFR6N-UH 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79% Very good
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 24.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.1
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $446
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