Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 00:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,042 98% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,638 101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 46.7 Parallax 41.5 40% 45.6 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 37.6 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB 16,301 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 461 461 463 452 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 458 Mixed 444 SusWrite 418 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 50 164% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 275 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 154 153 152 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 108 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 153 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 292GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 76 74 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 92 Write 70 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 73.9 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 24.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 30.1 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 110%

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

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,432x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,358x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,209x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,165x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	917x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,025x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	795x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	632x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	500x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	490x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	437x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16