Asus ROG STRIX Z390-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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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.
Boot Drive	134% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,060 99% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,071 66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% MSI(1462 3792) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 88.4 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 68.9 72% 78.9 fps	Gravity 71.7 Splatting 72.2 64% 72 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 512GB 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 465 484 236 375 495 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 1,436 Mixed 355 SusWrite 423 148% 646 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 62.8 204% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 730 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 428 385% 586 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 275%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 756GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 189 190 188 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 183 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 186 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.8% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.5 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 95%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,438x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,364x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,211x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,167x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	917x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,028x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	795x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	632x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	500x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	490x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	437x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,075

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 $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