Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	309% 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	12.5 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 20:02
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 293 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 874 89% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.7% 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 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 180 Parallax 194 154% 188 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 163 Splatting 114 127% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% 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: 2277 822 818 819 827 818 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,587 Write 2,416 Mixed 1,723 SusWrite 1,063 436% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.3 283% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 1,176 880% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 97GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 204 198 197 196 198 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 410 Write 322 Mixed 190 SusWrite 239 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 34.6 118% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 247 210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 123GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 79 76 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 75.9 Write 72.7 Mixed 60 SusWrite 75.9 53% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 456GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 118 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 145 Write 138 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 118 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 228GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 100 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 90.2 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 98.8 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.4% 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: 2.8 4.8 5.2 5 5.1 4.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.62% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 10.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.6 11% 9.38 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 25% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.62% 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 (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80% Very good	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 21.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80% 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	597x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

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 $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 $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