Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.5% 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 Drive15.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200713
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJan 07 '22 at 22:13
Run Duration261 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 75.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 271
87% 161 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 698
78% 615 Pts
64-Core 767
47% 767 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Asus(1043 879B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3278 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
49.5% Average
Lighting 61.6
Reflection 61.6
Parallax 47.5
50% 56.9 fps
MRender 64.5
Gravity 56.3
Splatting 57.1
48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SQ500S37240G 240GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 31 31 35 34 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.7% Very poor
Read 75.4
Write 35
Mixed 23.6
SusWrite 32.6
9% 41.7 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 9.4
33% 9.63 MB/s
DQ Read 11.2
DQ Write 9.4
DQ Mixed 6.9
6% 9.17 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 103%
Elecom ESD-EJ 512GB
173GB free
Firmware: 2210
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 138 114 120 59 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 377
Write 216
Mixed 279
SusWrite 130
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 24.4
86% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 12.9
52% 115 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD44GU481-26N190A 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 33
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 30.3
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 26.2
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,101 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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