Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 21:56
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 737 82% 644 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 870F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 160 Parallax 166 139% 165 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 145 Splatting 120 123% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e100 256GB 256GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 140 134 5.3 183 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 459 Write 399 Mixed 379 SusWrite 133 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 20 81% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 41.8 92% 186 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 84%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 89GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 390 389 381 380 380 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 472 Mixed 442 SusWrite 390 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.2 160% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 577GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 188 187 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 138 Mixed 82 SusWrite 187 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 468GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 162 164 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 96 Mixed 83 SusWrite 163 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 113%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 6,353 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 152GB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 124 123 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 87.2 Write 129 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 124 149% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160X 2x8GB 1,112 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 23.9 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 26.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% 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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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	212x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	155x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	145x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	90x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	54x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	46x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	72x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	39x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	32x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	28x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $561

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 $178	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