Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 215% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% 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	383% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

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

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	12.7 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 12:59
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$354 63,611 User benchmarks, average bench 99% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 107% 191 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,236 115% 935 Pts	64-Core 1,672 112% 1,672 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 84,443 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Palit(1569 2206) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 258 Reflection 239 Parallax 285 208% 261 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 221 Splatting 172 187% 230 fps
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 226%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$270 27,346 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 918GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2300 2356 2394 2434 2426 2425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 2,371 Mixed 1,564 SusWrite 2,389 501% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 75.4 255% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,360 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 1,233 923% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 239% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 408%
USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 649 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 22GB free, PID b113 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 3.1 3.3 1.2 6.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	6.1% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 14.7 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 3.8 18% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 65% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.1% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$95 182,067 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 25.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 106%

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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 496 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 198%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 200%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $354Bench 99%, 63,611 samples	155x
Core i5-10600KIntel $257Bench 96%, 21,530 samples	62x
Core i9-10900KIntel $515Bench 102%, 31,019 samples	49x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 204%, 84,443 samples	62x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 387,435 samples	56x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 155%, 86,556 samples	47x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $85Bench 288%, 254,466 samples	24x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 219%, 45,095 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $149Bench 326%, 192,610 samples	20x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 85%, 182,067 samples	26x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 87%, 121,788 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $150Bench 88%, 75,435 samples	19x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,234

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16