Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	161% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190410
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 721 80% 633 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Zotac(19DA 5527) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 55.4 57% 64 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 55.5 55% 69.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T2IA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 318 345 413 338 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1,035 Mixed 552 SusWrite 423 193% 873 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 33.8 124% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 123 289% 604 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 308%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 334GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 380 374 381 379 377 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 324 Write 105 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 378 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 9.2 41% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 15.1 11% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 102%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB 7,914 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 13GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 4.5 5.1 3.9 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 7.8 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.4 11% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 26.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%

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

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Typical Z390 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 919 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 114%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	211x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	155x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	145x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	90x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	54x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	46x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	72x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	39x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	32x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	28x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $568

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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