Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 189%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 207%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics194% 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 Drive198% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z490 Steel Legend  (all builds)
Memory21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210323
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 18:33
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,123
101% 852 Pts
64-Core 2,046
127% 2,046 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
194% Outstanding
Lighting 281
Reflection 254
Parallax 321
229% 285 fps
MRender 322
Gravity 241
Splatting 175
193% 246 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 194%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1245 783 667 598 586 577 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,871
Write 2,142
Mixed 1,833
SusWrite 743
370% 1,647 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 51.1
165% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 242
265% 474 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 198%
Great: 491%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 179 181 175 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 171
Mixed 72
SusWrite 178
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
mSD Card 64GB
60GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Read 42.9
Write 38.3
Mixed 27
SusWrite 22.5
42% 32.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 4.2
287% 5.07 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 104%

 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $771
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