Asrock B450 Steel Legend

Performance Results

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Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25.7% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock B450 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191127
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 15:16
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 71.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 80% 147 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 727 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 881 54% 881 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 36.6 Parallax 34.8 26% 34.5 fps	MRender 34.4 Gravity 34.5 Splatting 24.6 25% 31.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$53 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,989 Write 1,343 Mixed 219 258% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 37.9 128% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 218 169% 236 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 7GB free Firmware: 0603 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 110 Write 123 Mixed 52.1 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 135%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 14GB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 93 96 98 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 99.8 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 95.2 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 135%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 9GB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 119 111 109 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 110 Write 116 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 111 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 135%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 20GB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 113 140 156 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 98.9 Write 112 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 126 70% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 135%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4TB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 183 187 187 188 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 166 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 182 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 135%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$70 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 88GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 23 36 33 29 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 10.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 28.4 24% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 90%
External USB3.0 DISK02 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 32GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 34 10 19 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 64.3 Write 74.3 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 21.3 74% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 62%
External USB3.0 DISK01 3TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 27GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 9.7 9.2 15 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 77.1 Write 77.5 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 15.8 78% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 60%
External USB3.0 DISK04 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 139GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 65 58 61 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 63.5 Write 64.4 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 63.2 84% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 4TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 66GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 24 9.6 34 23 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 75.6 Write 82.1 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 21.3 83% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK00 4TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 68GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 9.8 11 15 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 119 Write 134 Mixed 102 SusWrite 14.8 120% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 4x8GB 25,190 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 31 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 25.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 113%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asrock B450 Steel Legend

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,234x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	382x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $161Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	350x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	243x
RTX 2060Nvidia $265Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	237x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	91x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	87x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	80x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	306x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	191x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	171x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $430

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406

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