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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	85% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,001 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,612 100% 1,612 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 364 234 144 141 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 462 Write 351 Mixed 308 SusWrite 229 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 37.3 135% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 278 200% 256 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 69GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 155 164 155 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 368 Mixed 371 SusWrite 179 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 52.9 178% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 121 155% 277 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 97%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 256GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 534 533 533 533 530 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,443 Write 997 Mixed 520 SusWrite 560 195% 880 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 75.9 254% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 350 390% 654 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 762GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 76.9 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 103 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 20 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 94%

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Gaming 178%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,419x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	674x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	595x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	596x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	399x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	229x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	203x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	146x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	133x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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