Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	165% 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	322% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 91% 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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 06:36
Run Duration	423 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%
CPU Throttled	91%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$171 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 191 2-Core 383 117% 222 Pts	4-Core 766 8-Core 1,342 127% 1,054 Pts	64-Core 1832 113% 1832 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Dell(1028 3950) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 240 Parallax 406 166% 283 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 162 Splatting 258 211% 260 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 1TB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 606GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 938 933 961 963 962 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,227 Write 3,489 Mixed 2,248 SusWrite 1047 509% 2,253 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 90.9 323% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,834 DQ Write 1,307 DQ Mixed 1,533 1,155% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 504%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 221GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1865 1689 1693 1699 1694 1517 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,750 Write 2,254 Mixed 1,950 SusWrite 1,693 484% 2,161 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 231 4K Mixed 112 378% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 1,882 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,594 1,204% 1,623 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 296GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2286 602 603 603 603 602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,496 Write 2,342 Mixed 1,788 SusWrite 883 420% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 101 344% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,872 DQ Write 1,411 DQ Mixed 1,590 1,203% 1,624 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 340%
SHGP31-1000GM 1TB 3,541 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 931GB free Firmware: 41062C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2588 2589 2583 2578 2548 2483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	450% Outstanding	Read 2,714 Write 1,127 Mixed 1,772 SusWrite 2,561 457% 2,044 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 106 365% 134 MB/s	DQ Read 1,855 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 1,515 1,163% 1,589 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 450% Great: 433%
WD WD80EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 103 105 109 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 93.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 105 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 920GB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 146 Mixed 64.2 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 13.7 4K Mixed 0.8 372% 5.07 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1.9 29% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 871GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 159 161 166 165 166 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x16GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 19.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 108%

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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

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $235Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $298Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	94x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	73x

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 $86Bench 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: $1,252

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16