Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 201% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	382% 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	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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 11:23
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$200 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 329 100% 187 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,305 111% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,752 108% 1,752 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Palit(1569 2206) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 241 Parallax 263 211% 254 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 223 Splatting 173 182% 231 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 921GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2304 2342 2394 2418 2415 2418 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	382% Outstanding	Read 2,548 Write 2,399 Mixed 1,431 SusWrite 2,382 492% 2,190 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 75.8 255% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 1,133 DQ Mixed 1262 943% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 382% Great: 425%
USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 889 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 22GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2 1.7 2.4 3.6 3.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	5.33% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 0.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 2.4 6% 6.95 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.33% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 31.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 43.4 92% 43.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 110%

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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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	151x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	65x
Core i5-10600KIntel $154Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	65x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	25x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	22x
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 48,405 samples	19x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $840

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16