Asrock Z790 PG Lightning

Performance Results


Gaming 258% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 284% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	223% 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	53.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z790 PG Lightning (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20230109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 15:09
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600KF-$221 24,875 User benchmarks, average bench 122% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 78.6 1-Core 212 2-Core 428 123% 239 Pts	4-Core 856 8-Core 1,424 139% 1,140 Pts	64-Core 2,493 154% 2,493 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XT-$900 6,228 User benchmarks, average bench 220% PowerColor(148C 2423) ≥ 4GB Ram: 20GB, Driver: 23.5.1 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	223% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 405 Parallax 572 233% 421 fps	MRender 434 Gravity 225 Splatting 407 294% 355 fps
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 249%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c100 480GB 480GB 236 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 3.4 114 142 16 5.1 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 372 Write 331 Mixed 310 SusWrite 88.7 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 18.2 78% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 44.8 80% 156 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 98%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 354GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 304 356 362 373 262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 360 Write 343 Mixed 230 SusWrite 331 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 21.8 87% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 188 161% 244 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 117%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 408GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 144 167 159 170 119 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 154 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 680GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 93 88 92 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 147 Write 170 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 85.2 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 107%
Seagate One Touch w/PW 4TB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 103 99 102 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 99.8 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 93.3 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Essencore Limited KD5AGUA80-56G460A 2x16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h clocked @ 5600 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	172% Outstanding	MC Read 71.6 MC Write 66.8 MC Mixed 63.3 192% 67.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 52 SC Mixed 30.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 258%

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

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Gaming 282%

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Desktop 120%

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Workstation 308%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z790 PG Lightning

CPU
Core i5-13600KIntel $260Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	171x
Core i5-13600KFIntel $221Bench 122%, 24,875 samples	169x
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	149x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	133x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	90x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	84x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	83x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	64x
SNV2S2000G 2TBKingstonBench 280%, 16,715 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	104x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	60x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples	56x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	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