Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z490 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '21 at 08:40
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 145
2-Core 241
92% 160 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 987
92% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,440
89% 1,440 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 135
Parallax 123
96% 125 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 126
Splatting 114
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 500
Write 406
Mixed 400
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 53.3
176% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 352
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60
273GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 96 100 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 110
Write 109
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 98.4
64% 87.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FAD 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 22.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z490 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $857
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