Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 114% UFO	Workstation 189% 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	330% 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 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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '22 at 23:43
Run Duration	416 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 189 2-Core 378 116% 219 Pts	4-Core 762 8-Core 1308 126% 1,035 Pts	64-Core 1,822 113% 1,822 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 (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 238 Parallax 405 166% 282 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 161 Splatting 257 209% 258 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% 607GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2378 935 922 951 953 956 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2011 Write 3502 Mixed 2157 SusWrite 1,182 501% 2,213 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 91.3 327% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,903 DQ Write 1,547 DQ Mixed 1,702 1,280% 1,717 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 504%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 193GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1875 1689 1696 1694 1693 1454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	414% Outstanding	Read 2,756 Write 1,994 Mixed 1,990 SusWrite 1,683 471% 2,106 MB/s	4K Read 77 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 114 393% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,989 DQ Write 1568 DQ Mixed 1,746 1,315% 1,768 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 414% 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: 2289 599 602 600 598 598 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,748 SusWrite 881 423% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 102 352% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,870 DQ Write 1,620 DQ Mixed 1,728 1,300% 1,740 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 340%
SHGP31-1000GM 1TB 3,541 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 931GB free Firmware: 41062C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2593 2599 2598 1890 1512 1520 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	434% Outstanding	Read 2,749 Write 2366 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 2,119 504% 2,245 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 109 370% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,990 DQ Write 1,597 DQ Mixed 1,646 1,272% 1,744 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 434% 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)	56.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 92.5 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 105 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 226% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.1% 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 149 Mixed 65.9 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 0.8 347% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 2 30% 4.57 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: 65 137 153 156 159 158 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 (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 18.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 57.1% 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 $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $171Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $323Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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 $106Bench 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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Total price: $1,245

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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