Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 12:02
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 334 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 982 97% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,377 85% 1,377 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 1771 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 119 Parallax 97.6 90% 109 fps	Gravity 92.7 Splatting 94 83% 93.3 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 454 447 459 385 400 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 454 Mixed 433 SusWrite 429 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 42 143% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 250 190% 262 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 56GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 187 191 188 196 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 401 Write 274 Mixed 311 SusWrite 196 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 39.1 133% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 256 176% 220 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 94%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 45GB free Firmware: SBFME1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 172 179 128 98 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 118 120 118 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 124 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 119 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 875GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 121 123 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 68%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 32GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 29 30 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 40.3 Write 25.6 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 29.9 39% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1.2 400% 5.47 MB/s	DQ Read 6.8 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 1.2 406% 6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 113%
ST350041 2AS 500GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 106GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.8 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 42.4 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 25 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 26.8 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 103%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING - $371

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,424x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	677x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	400x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	147x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,715

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16