Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	278% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191202
Uptime	13.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	87%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1145 104% 874 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 126 103% 122 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 123 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 333GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1550 1693 1733 1610 1602 1618 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,827 Write 1614 Mixed 1,273 SusWrite 1,634 357% 1,587 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 42.7 140% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 1343 DQ Mixed 1,353 1,028% 1,383 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 393%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1241 1453 1456 1458 1457 1396 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,051 SusWrite 1,410 300% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 42.7 141% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 572 524% 801 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 282%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 1361 1359 1358 1352 1297 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,441 Write 1,432 Mixed 1,045 SusWrite 1,349 296% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 42.5 140% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 940 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 572 525% 804 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.9 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 32 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 32.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

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Gaming 114%

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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	211x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	39x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	32x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	28x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $568

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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