Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 175% 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% 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	300% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210323
Uptime	6.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 18:14
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 272 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,012 98% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,608 100% 1,608 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (237 fps cap detected)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 237 Parallax 236 193% 237 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 236 Splatting 186 176% 219 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1405 1154 1152 1152 1130 1161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,660 SusWrite 1,192 427% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 79.7 270% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 973 727% 972 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 235GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 476 480 477 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 480 Mixed 404 SusWrite 479 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 57.6 190% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 378GB free Firmware: X4162000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 300 298 299 297 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 471 Mixed 356 SusWrite 317 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 45.5 160% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 237 199% 290 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 515GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 480 484 481 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 480 Mixed 463 SusWrite 482 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 54.7 181% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2314 2326 2335 1805 1426 1432 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2462 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,952 SusWrite 1,939 489% 2,174 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 82.2 269% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,183 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,061 794% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 435%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -SD 128GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 112GB free, PID 0306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 62 44 24 31 84 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 87.5 Write 25.7 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 45.6 61% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 3.5 176% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 45%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 44GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 15 19 20 19 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 39 Write 30.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 16 28% 22.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 71% 2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 30%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 64GB 1,211 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 58GB free, PID 557d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.5 3.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 2.8 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 2 7% 7.52 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.6 110% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 1,701 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 33.3 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	150x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	65x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	65x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	102x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	43x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	30x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	25x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	22x
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 48,405 samples	19x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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