Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.6% 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 Drive118% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 17:14
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 77.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 216
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 663
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Lighting 74.2
Reflection 72.7
Parallax 63.5
60% 70.1 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 66.9
Splatting 69.9
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 462 439 464 470 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 480
Mixed 365
SusWrite 450
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 51.1
175% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 342
264% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Kingston SUV400S37/240G 240GB
193GB free
Firmware: Q0322A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 272 272 255 252 222 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 444
Mixed 411
SusWrite 264
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 39.1
138% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 95.6
146% 276 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 21.9
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 84.4
47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,100 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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