Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.7% 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 Drive64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMar 20 '21 at 17:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 way below expectations (11th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 63.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
76% 143 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 694
69% 561 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 42.8
Reflection 46.1
Parallax 52.9
35% 47.3 fps
MRender 45.2
Gravity 41.7
Splatting 31.7
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 265 289 289 264 281 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 301
Write 244
Mixed 197
SusWrite 275
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 21.6
68% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 199
183% 281 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
775GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 80 75 65 84 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 29
Write 63.5
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 71.8
39% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 25.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,442 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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