Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 115%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	454% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$228 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Memory 78.1 1-Core 206 2-Core 415 120% 233 Pts	4-Core 812 8-Core 1,590 142% 1,201 Pts	64-Core 2,373 147% 2,373 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 178 Parallax 181 146% 180 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 160 Splatting 130 130% 164 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-AG41TB 1TB 9,949 User benchmarks, average bench 306% 479GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3813 3991 4006 3089 969 955 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	454% Outstanding	Read 2,311 Write 3,824 Mixed 2,384 SusWrite 2,804 642% 2,831 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 280 4K Mixed 98.1 354% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,984 DQ Write 1702 DQ Mixed 1900 1,408% 1,862 MB/s
Poor: 191% ↑ This bench: 454% Great: 473%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 954GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 1329 1336 1336 1336 1340 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,448 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 1,336 297% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 84.7 297% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 270 342% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 255%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 12GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 25 26 25 25 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 213 Write 32.3 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 26.3 92% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 11.2 4K Mixed 11.6 830% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 16.7 DQ Write 18.1 DQ Mixed 11 1,052% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2000 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 43.1 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 33.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	172x
Core i5-12600KIntel $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	133x
Core i9-12900KIntel $335Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	61x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	86x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	62x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	57x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	65x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	29x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	24x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	23x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	21x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,236

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 $46

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