Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '22 at 09:09
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 696 74% 591 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.8% 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: 511.79 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 171 Parallax 190 150% 182 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 151 Splatting 124 128% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e100 256GB 256GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 41 133 16 79 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 458 Write 397 Mixed 388 SusWrite 80.1 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 20.3 81% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 44 92% 183 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 84%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 146GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 382 382 382 382 382 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 438 Mixed 414 SusWrite 393 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 35.2 115% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 574GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 136 135 136 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 135 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 128GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 151 150 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 156 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 150 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 113%

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 as expected (41^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 24 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 24.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 114%

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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 $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	213x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	155x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	145x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	91x
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	73x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16