Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 204% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	190% 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	291% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201231
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 324 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 1,265 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2166 134% 2166 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Palit(1569 2206) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	190% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 252 Parallax 307 224% 278 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 234 Splatting 172 190% 242 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 926 932 935 948 957 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,323 Write 2,390 Mixed 2,305 SusWrite 965 448% 1,996 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 87.8 285% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,135 847% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 442%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 276GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 192 195 337 194 223 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 266 Write 101 Mixed 329 SusWrite 245 53% 235 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 36.4 135% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 187 169% 255 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 102%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 363GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 191 191 188 187 194 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.3% Above average	Read 32.6 Write 203 Mixed 104 SusWrite 217 32% 139 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 27.3 97% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 178 138% 189 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 102%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 157GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2278 572 571 572 574 579 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 2,359 Mixed 1542 SusWrite 858 407% 1,824 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.2 287% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,433 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,270 950% 1,270 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31.6 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	152x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	65x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	65x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	103x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	43x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 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: $859

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16