Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	283% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration	377 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,043 98% 815 Pts	64-Core 1597 99% 1597 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP500GM30002 500GB 5,180 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2266 2332 2048 503 504 499 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 2,244 Mixed 1,732 SusWrite 1,359 407% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 72.9 243% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,098 825% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 387%
Adata SU750 512GB 5,057 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 144GB free Firmware: XA004R07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 428 424 426 425 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 418 Mixed 353 SusWrite 425 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 44.1 152% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 260 201% 272 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,997 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 59GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 166 159 162 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 115 Write 97.1 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 163 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 3.43 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 6.6 DQ Mixed 2 2% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 18%
Seagate BUP RD 5TB 1,206 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 971GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 40.4 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 20.7 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.4 149% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 147GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 28.6 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 21.5 22% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 749GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 36 35 37 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 31.4 Write 38.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37 26% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 240% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 92%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 129GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 103 105 108 106 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 118 Write 80.6 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 106 70% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 102%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 17GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 67 68 63 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 59 Write 56.4 Mixed 29 SusWrite 65.7 38% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 187% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 21GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 89 96 90 84 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 189 Write 93.3 Mixed 166 SusWrite 94.2 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 2.5 505% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 94%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-22A7B0 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 213GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 84 84 84 83 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.7% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 73.5 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 81.9 98% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 46%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 304GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 83 84 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 81.3 Write 89.3 Mixed 53 SusWrite 81.6 104% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 46%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00E3A0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 9GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 36 37 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.4% Poor	Read 91.9 Write 36 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 36.9 60% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%
ST2000DL 004 HD204UI 2TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 127GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 37 36 36 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 68.3 Write 81.7 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 36.5 76% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 26.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	247x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	127x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	122x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	69x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $919

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16