Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56.1% 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 Drive8.26% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191127
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 17 '21 at 23:53
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 66.9
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 193
66% 119 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 568
54% 450 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)
56.1% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 71.9
57% 71.3 fps
MRender 60.8
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 66.2
54% 65.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N191129a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 1.8 31 1.6 39 1.9 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.26% Terrible
Read 180
Write 79.3
Mixed 97.5
SusWrite 17.2
21% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 101%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$113
478GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.5 1.5 3 3.6 3.4 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.81% Terrible
Read 30.5
Write 1.5
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 2.7
2% 9.85 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 4.4
26% 6.63 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 8.81%
Great: 128%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
731GB free
Firmware: 0637
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 32.3
Write 31.5
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 31.1
23% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.4%
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 8,086 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: $524
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