Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	227% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 21:19
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 166 2-Core 321 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,263 111% 946 Pts	64-Core 2,122 131% 2,122 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FC5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.1 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 81.1 80% 88.8 fps	Gravity 83.2 Splatting 71.6 68% 77.4 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Force MP600 500GB 13,280 User benchmarks, average bench 261% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 504 502 504 507 503 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 2267 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 549 345% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 71.3 240% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 756 677% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 374%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 688GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2054 1705 1708 1701 1705 1700 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,995 Write 2280 Mixed 1,775 SusWrite 1,762 441% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 79.6 295% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,236 927% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 347%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 125 122 128 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 152 Write 99.8 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 125 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 182 181 183 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 70 SusWrite 183 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.8 233% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 12 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 13.4 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 12.1 26% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 165% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 21.5 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 154%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	89x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	45x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	45x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	38x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	24x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	16x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	20x
HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBKingstonBench 94%, 5,381 samples	10x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	9x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $731

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