Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

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Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 981 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,579 98% 1,579 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 125 Reflection 124 Parallax 138 102% 129 fps	Gravity 113 Splatting 105 96% 109 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SABRENT 1TB 794GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1079 753 757 745 742 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 959GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 19 21 20 21 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 192 Write 17.2 Mixed 58 SusWrite 37.9 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 528GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 14 13 14 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 100 Write 12.7 Mixed 28 SusWrite 13.9 28% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 66%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 28 29 29 29 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 126 Write 25 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 39.8 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 17 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 147 Write 26.5 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 17.5 51% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMWX8GD3200C16W4 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMWX8GD3200C16W4 32GB 264 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 28 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 120%

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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	1,420x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,723

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 $179	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