Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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.
Boot Drive237% 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 Z490 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200407
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 18 '20 at 23:17
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 296
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 912
89% 731 Pts
64-Core 1,167
72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 149
Parallax 148
126% 150 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 129
Splatting 104
109% 139 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$58
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 569 772 572 567 520 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,944
Write 1,506
Mixed 1,206
SusWrite 761
302% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 65.8
239% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 489
481% 756 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 237%
Great: 311%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
5.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 210 210 206 211 207 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
DISK 16GB
9GB free, PID 0022
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.3 7.3 6.4 7.3 7.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
4.66% Terrible
Read 15.6
Write 4
Mixed 3.5
SusWrite 7.1
8% 7.55 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.66%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.7% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $812
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