Test Rig
For our tests, we used our Test Rig which consists of an ASRock Z490 Steel Legend motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-10900K and a Zotac GeForce GTX 2080 AMP Extreme Core (8GB GDDR6) graphics card.
* ALL tests are conducted at specified default speeds and settings.
| CPU | Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.6GHz / Turbo boost 5.3GHz |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z490 Steel Legend |
| Ram | Antec Katana 7-Series DDR4-3600 16GB Memory Kit |
| XMP 2.0 profiles | Memory timings : 16-18-18-38 @1.35v (2x8GB) |
| SSD | Gigabyte Aorus PCIE Gen4 SSD |
| PSU | CoolerMaster 850W |
| VGA card | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 AMP Extreme Core (8GB GDDR6) |
| OS |
Windows 10 |
Installation
No issues with installation. The memory modules fits in nicely on the ASRock Z490 Steel Legend motherboard. I don’t know what it is … but after turning on the computer, there always seem to be a 5 seconds delay for the RGB lighting to kick in. I guess it’s warming up lol 😀
BIOS Setup
The BIOS on the ASRock Z490 Steel Legend motherboard is super easy to use. There are two XMP profiles … one is at DDR4-2933 (for better compatibility on certain motherboards), and the other is at DDR-3600, which is at full spec. Just enable XMP profiles and you’re ready to go! XMP feature will allow the memory to run at the full speed of DDR4-3600.
CPU-Z and SPD Information
AIDA64 Memory Information
