Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive315% 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.
MotherboardAsrock B450 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190731
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 01 '19 at 22:39
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 82
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 972
87% 737 Pts
64-Core 1,332
82% 1,332 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 67.9
Reflection 75.7
Parallax 65.2
55% 69.6 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 65
Splatting 58.7
53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
902GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1517 2354 1388 1162 1177 1167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,516
Write 2,388
Mixed 1,725
SusWrite 1,461
454% 2,023 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 81.1
269% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 820
DQ Mixed 963
712% 941 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 315%
Great: 372%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
1GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.7 5.7 3.9 5.7 5.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
9.4% Terrible
Read 49.7
Write 7.7
Mixed 1.8
SusWrite 5.2
14% 16.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.4%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2666 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 30.1
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.5
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 27.5
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 4,451 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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