Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 189% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 208% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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	178% 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	300% 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201231
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 14:17
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^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-$430 107,269 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 165 2-Core 322 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,265 112% 950 Pts	64-Core 2,165 134% 2,165 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$550 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Palit(1569 2206) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 255 Parallax 255 208% 255 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 239 Splatting 175 175% 220 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90 78,573 User benchmarks, average bench 338% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 1034 1033 1023 1020 1016 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,288 Write 2,379 Mixed 2,302 SusWrite 1,131 456% 2025 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 88.7 286% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 1,129 844% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 210% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 429%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 306GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 183 323 210 231 305 MB/s Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.4% Above average	Read 241 Write 89.9 Mixed 200 SusWrite 266 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 19.1 85% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 108 85% 112 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 102%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 383GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 195 347 199 299 257 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.5% Above average	Read 153 Write 90.4 Mixed 206 SusWrite 274 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 17.9 78% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.1 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 109 85% 111 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 102%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 375GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2134 706 615 617 618 618 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 885 411% 1,840 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 86.7 287% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,390 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,242 930% 1,243 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 (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% 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	155x
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	104x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	44x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	30x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x
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: $856

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Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359