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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	306% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 11:56
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 902 82% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,199 74% 1,199 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 184 Reflection 175 Parallax 188 150% 182 fps	Gravity 159 Splatting 113 117% 136 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2256 825 824 823 824 825 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2514 Write 2,311 Mixed 1,378 SusWrite 1,063 406% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.7 279% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 1,194 894% 1194 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 121GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 199 195 186 190 189 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 320 Write 324 Mixed 344 SusWrite 232 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 34.7 117% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 246 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 123GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 76 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 80.1 Write 77 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 75.7 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 118 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 159 Write 123 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 117 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 100 101 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 89.6 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 99.8 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R017D408GX2-4400C19A 2x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 21.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 23.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 117%

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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	1,426x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	679x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	147x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16