Asrock B450M Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics36.6% 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)
Boot Drive36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock B450M Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49.5% Average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 68.9
2-Core 129
54% 90 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 161
22% 160 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.53
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.6% Below average
Lighting 43.4
Reflection 47.6
Parallax 41
35% 44 fps
MRender 54.5
Gravity 45.3
Splatting 45
39% 48.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KC-S44240-6F 240GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 85 111 36 88 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 322
Write 295
Mixed 303
SusWrite 102
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 1.1
31% 9.6 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 47.8
81% 155 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRX3200D464L16S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 25.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 14.1
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 97.2
41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450M Steel Legend Builds (Compare 8,123 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $496
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