Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 116% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	432% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 92% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '22 at 02:49
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	92%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900K-$291 66,991 User benchmarks, average bench 117% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 213 2-Core 423 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 833 8-Core 1,535 142% 1,184 Pts	64-Core 2,971 184% 2,971 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 98% 119 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: EIFM31.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2687 2735 2733 2737 2741 1843 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	432% Outstanding	Read 1,990 Write 2,599 Mixed 2140 SusWrite 2,579 528% 2,327 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 103 364% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,976 DQ Write 1,739 DQ Mixed 1,953 1,438% 1,890 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 432% Great: 556%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 171GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 418 418 418 419 419 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 412 Mixed 344 SusWrite 418 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 35.4 128% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 183 172% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 111 112 111 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 107 Write 68.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 110 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 172GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 57 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 43.8 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 56.4 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 51%
51 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 5.8 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	8.03% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 18.2 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 8.8 20% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 85% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.03% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 125%

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Gaming 209%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 230%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Steel Legend WiFi 6E

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	173x
Core i5-12600KIntel $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	133x
Core i9-12900KIntel $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	61x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	86x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	62x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	57x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	65x
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TBBench 430%, 44,185 samples	29x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	25x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	24x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples	23x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples	21x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16