Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 1,041 94% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA 5072) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3913 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 186 Parallax 202 159% 194 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 165 Splatting 122 130% 164 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+447G 480GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 140 141 345 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 458GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 73 80 82 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 142 Write 112 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 81.6 64% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 97%

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

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Typical Z390 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 918 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

UFO

Desktop 100%

UFO

Workstation 105%

UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	211x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	155x
Core i5-9600KIntel $164Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	145x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	90x
RTX 3070Nvidia $321Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	54x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	46x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	72x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	39x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	32x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	28x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $576

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16