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 as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	313% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 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 12:19
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 900 89% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

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: 2266 822 821 824 820 821 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 2,397 Mixed 1,770 SusWrite 1,062 438% 1,958 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.2 284% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,367 DQ Write 1,117 DQ Mixed 1,228 923% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 121GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 199 182 181 197 185 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 352 SusWrite 230 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 34.6 118% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 248 211% 310 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 123GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 73 75 77 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 80.1 Write 76.2 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 75.6 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 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: 117 118 116 118 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 134 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 118 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 111 112 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 93.4 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 110 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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 potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 20.8 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 19.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,421x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	676x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	596x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,436

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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