Asrock Z490 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200407
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 11:34
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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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 i5-10600K-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 966 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 166 Parallax 109 94% 130 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,566 Write 1,722 Mixed 1,373 347% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 68 239% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,225 DQ Write 821 DQ Mixed 958 732% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 164% Great: 276%
MZ7LH1T9HMLT0D3 2TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 782GB free Firmware: HE57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 426 251 252 252 248 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 416 SusWrite 311 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 43.1 145% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Crucial MTFDDAV480TCB 480GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 295GB free Firmware: D0DE006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 401 397 396 392 404 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.1% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 388 Mixed 274 SusWrite 398 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 32.5 127% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 266 205% 276 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 80 103 97 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95 56,114 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 123%

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

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Typical Z490 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 679 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	151x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	65x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	65x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	102x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	43x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $159Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	22x
CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 48,405 samples	19x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16