Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive248% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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)
Memory0.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '20 at 14:13
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 45%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 68.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
84% 157 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 731
79% 627 Pts
64-Core 752
46% 752 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Nvidia(10DE 13D3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Lighting 92.7
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 77.5
76% 82.2 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 73
70% 87.7 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 820 848 862 863 856 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,817
Write 2,081
Mixed 1,711
SusWrite 880
365% 1,622 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 67.2
242% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 964
DQ Mixed 1031
779% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 184%
This bench: 248%
Great: 288%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.BAGP4.C750C 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 13.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,096 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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