Asrock Z690 Steel Legend

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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	165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	337% 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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Steel Legend (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '22 at 08:10
Run Duration	470 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	80%
CPU Throttled	94%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-12600K-$177 101,563 User benchmarks, average bench 109% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 80.6 1-Core 190 2-Core 380 113% 217 Pts	4-Core 758 8-Core 1,265 123% 1,012 Pts	64-Core 1,787 111% 1,787 Pts
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 117%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Dell(1028 3950) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 239 Parallax 431 166% 291 fps	MRender 360 Gravity 162 Splatting 259 211% 260 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MSI M470 1TB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 629GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2225 2917 911 941 950 926 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 1,840 Write 2,636 Mixed 2,241 SusWrite 1,478 464% 2,049 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 90.8 325% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,817 DQ Write 1,455 DQ Mixed 1,596 1,206% 1,623 MB/s
Poor: 207% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 504%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 240GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1822 1531 1250 1279 1350 1318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,756 Write 2,493 Mixed 1,985 SusWrite 1425 485% 2,165 MB/s	4K Read 76.2 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 115 383% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,917 DQ Write 1,476 DQ Mixed 1,661 1,252% 1,684 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 296GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 599 604 603 604 602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,335 Write 2,246 Mixed 1735 SusWrite 882 403% 1,799 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 101 338% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,861 DQ Write 1,508 DQ Mixed 1,636 1,238% 1,668 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 340%
SHGP31-1000GM 1TB 3,541 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 931GB free Firmware: 41062C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2583 2581 2589 1934 1521 1512 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	424% Outstanding	Read 2,741 Write 2,345 Mixed 1747 SusWrite 2,120 502% 2,238 MB/s	4K Read 72.1 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 106 360% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1826 DQ Write 1,469 DQ Mixed 1,538 1,181% 1,611 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 424% Great: 433%
WD WD80EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 108 106 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 93.1 Write 96.2 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 106 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.4 226% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 921GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 107 111 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 50.1 Write 149 Mixed 68 SusWrite 110 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 135% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 883GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 156 154 157 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Chun Well Holding Limited CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x16GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.7% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 18.3 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 108%

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Typical Z690 Steel Legend Builds (Compare 995 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $207Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	288x
Core i5-12600KIntel $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	185x
Core i9-12900KIntel $282Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	130x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	94x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	72x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 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 $98Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16