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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	307% 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 19:33
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 921 90% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,195 74% 1,195 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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 190 Reflection 181 Parallax 179 154% 183 fps	Gravity 163 Splatting 113 119% 138 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% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2265 820 820 820 820 819 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,744 SusWrite 1,061 437% 1,952 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.2 281% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 1,167 871% 1,161 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 124GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 190 192 191 190 187 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 461 Mixed 339 SusWrite 231 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 34.8 119% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 245 209% 307 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: 75 74 76 76 76 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 74.1 Write 75.1 Mixed 62 SusWrite 75.5 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 118 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 142 Write 137 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 118 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 95 100 99 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 88.1 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 98.8 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 68%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power4G 4GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 5.3 5.3 5 4.7 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 14.5 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 5.6 16% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 6%

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 (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 21.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 25.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.1% 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	1,418x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	673x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	595x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	595x
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 $76Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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