Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	179% 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	268% 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.

CPU throttled at 94% 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.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '22 at 15:29
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700K-$215 78,749 User benchmarks, average bench 114% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 72.5 1-Core 203 2-Core 407 116% 227 Pts	4-Core 798 8-Core 1,540 139% 1,169 Pts	64-Core 2,396 148% 2,396 Pts
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	179% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 334 Parallax 310 234% 310 fps	MRender 315 Gravity 234 Splatting 0.1 130% 183 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1482 821 466 326 312 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,547 Write 1,781 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 614 298% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 85.2 327% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,672 DQ Write 1,399 DQ Mixed 1,151 967% 1,407 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 276%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 64GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 94 130 116 114 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 452 Write 341 Mixed 283 SusWrite 158 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 19 72% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 43.6 49% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%
PNY Optima 240GB-$64 788 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 291 293 290 290 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 288 Mixed 295 SusWrite 292 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 38.2 154% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 191 169% 253 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 127GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 125 Write 130 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 103 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 27GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.6 3.8 3 6.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Read 30.9 Write 3.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 3.9 11% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 2x16GB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 24.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 95.7 42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 113%

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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

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	94x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	44x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	39x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	41x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	21x
CMN32GX4M2Z3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 102%, 1,738 samples	19x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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