Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.6% 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)
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.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 22:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 218
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 797
75% 621 Pts
64-Core 1,043
64% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1795 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.6% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 44.7
Parallax 39.2
36% 42.8 fps
MRender 40.8
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 35.8
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
68GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 126 104 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 473
Write 230
Mixed 191
SusWrite 95.7
54% 248 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 15
82% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 80.2
DQ Mixed 34.2
48% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54%
Great: 78%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 129 82 76 88 34 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
690GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 177 177 177 175 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 66.5
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 174
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 35.7
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.6
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 34.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,088 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: $526
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