Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive188% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z490 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory42 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 93.7
2-Core 278
83% 155 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 738
66% 556 Pts
64-Core 2,062
128% 2,062 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 620 631 615 625 577 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,938
Write 1,585
Mixed 807
SusWrite 642
276% 1,243 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 49.9
170% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 736
DQ Write 93.8
DQ Mixed 214
207% 348 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 188%
Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
169GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 462 468 427 319 310 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 471
Mixed 443
SusWrite 408
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 44.6
141% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 81.4
DQ Mixed 204
157% 222 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 129%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
457GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 438 435 439 439 439 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 1,559
Write 1,720
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 518
284% 1,268 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 44.8
154% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 813
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 138
178% 341 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 161%
Great: 237%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 04CB DDR4 3000 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 28.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 23.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z490 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 677 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $776
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