Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.18% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '23 at 23:52
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 205 2-Core 376 114% 218 Pts	4-Core 757 8-Core 1,202 120% 980 Pts	64-Core 1,781 110% 1,781 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 770 19,750 User benchmarks, average bench 8% ASRock(1849 4680) 1GB Driver: <> Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Lighting 9.3 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 10.7 8% 11.3 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 10 9% 11.6 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 765GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 270 266 403 440 444 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 307 Write 304 Mixed 256 SusWrite 342 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 37.5 114% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 324 236% 311 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 133%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 270 261 345 287 290 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.2% Above average	Read 242 Write 196 Mixed 138 SusWrite 281 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 14.2 61% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 175 144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 201GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 271 264 402 438 434 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 306 Write 286 Mixed 236 SusWrite 341 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 38.6 112% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 313 214% 270 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 140 146 144 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 64.9 Write 116 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 144 70% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 488GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 170 163 174 180 180 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 166 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 172 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 113%
NORELSYS 106X 3TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 964GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 141 135 173 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 130 Write 109 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 156 154% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 73%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 880GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 29 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 50.8 Write 25.3 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 34.4 42% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 66% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C18-8GVK 2x8GB 3,505 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 24.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 124%

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Typical Z690 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 995 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 $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	94x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $108Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,233

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16