Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	144% 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	246% 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.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 14:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	95%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$190 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 73.9 1-Core 207 2-Core 410 118% 230 Pts	4-Core 816 8-Core 1,500 139% 1,158 Pts	64-Core 2,352 146% 2,352 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	144% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 195 Parallax 189 172% 198 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 145 Splatting 127 121% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 158%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 710 715 772 716 692 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,340 Write 1,667 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 754 292% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 66.3 233% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,823 DQ Write 1,541 DQ Mixed 1,531 1,188% 1,632 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 3,692 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 122%

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

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Typical Z690 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 996 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 209%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	94x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	21x
CMN32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 102%, 1,738 samples	19x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,230

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16