Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	119% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 897 95% 761 Pts	64-Core 1290 80% 1290 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV512TBN 512GB 14,424 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 148GB free Firmware: M0MF000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 413 301 243 235 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 413 Mixed 376 SusWrite 304 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 40.9 147% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 316 242% 328 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 97%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 437 385 388 478 458 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 333 Write 1,564 Mixed 307 SusWrite 490 154% 673 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 46.2 187% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 458 DQ Mixed 445 328% 428 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 291%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 416GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 231 224 229 233 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 320 Write 261 Mixed 122 SusWrite 229 170% 233 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.7 545% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z490 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 677 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	150x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	65x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	65x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	102x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	43x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	30x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	25x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	22x
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 48,405 samples	19x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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