Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 231% UFO	Desktop 118% UFO	Workstation 263% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 121%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	263% 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 94% 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '22 at 15:49
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$240 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 213 2-Core 425 124% 240 Pts	4-Core 851 8-Core 1,644 148% 1,247 Pts	64-Core 2,571 159% 2,571 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 334 Parallax 286 234% 302 fps	MRender 313 Gravity 231 Splatting 171 187% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1207 787 794 676 486 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,584 Write 1,674 Mixed 1,243 SusWrite 704 292% 1,301 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 243 4K Mixed 86.8 322% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,150 DQ Write 1,470 DQ Mixed 1,572 1,113% 1,397 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 276%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 64GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 118 96 138 122 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 437 Write 262 Mixed 271 SusWrite 145 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 19.3 74% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 93.7 DQ Mixed 42.8 49% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%
PNY Optima 240GB-$64 788 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 276 290 291 292 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 289 Mixed 290 SusWrite 279 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.5 153% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 168 158% 246 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 135 Write 131 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 103 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 36.2 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 32.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

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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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 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 $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,256

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16