Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60% 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 Drive236% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '19 at 03:57
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 76.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 228
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 727
73% 592 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1545 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.3
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60% Above average
Lighting 75.2
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 95.6
61% 83.4 fps
MRender 74.6
Gravity 76
Splatting 63.1
58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme XPG GAMMIX S5 512GB
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1118 1166 1161 1174 1175 1171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,931
Write 1,130
Mixed 948
SusWrite 1,161
288% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 54
199% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 438
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 625
467% 609 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 236%
Great: 235%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB
31GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 16 23 23 23 22 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Read 38.2
Write 32
Mixed 23
SusWrite 18.7
36% 28 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.9
124% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 32%
SMI USB DISK 32GB
25GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
12.1% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 18.3
Mixed 23
SusWrite 18.8
30% 24.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1
66% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 12.1%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 27.1
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock B450M Steel Legend - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $497
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