Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (23^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 39.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 226 62% 123 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 760 70% 583 Pts	64-Core 1,458 90% 1,458 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.26% Terrible	Lighting 5.7 Reflection 7 Parallax 6.3 5% 6.33 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 10.2 6% 7.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.26% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-256 256GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0629A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,051 Write 846 Mixed 689 191% 862 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 25 114% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 691 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 73.5 231% 499 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 234%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 917GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 892 1036 823 1045 1028 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 1,208 Mixed 1,104 SusWrite 942 251% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 51.1 158% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 699 DQ Mixed 844 614% 801 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 365%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 228GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 131 Write 118 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 87.8 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 110 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 75.3 Write 64.9 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 112 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 133 127 131 130 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 119 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 126 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 104%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 247GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 75 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 77.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 75.3 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 86%
SanDisk Dual Drive 123GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 12 0 11 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.62% Terrible	Read 32.9 Write 15.4 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 7.4 16% 14.6 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.1 75% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.62% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB 45,582 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 13.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 6.5 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 204 20% 204 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	5	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN3431 HP 24w

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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 $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