Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive210% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 23:01
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 927
88% 727 Pts
64-Core 1,487
92% 1,487 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.43
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 8.28
5% 8.46 fps
MRender 6.95
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.4
9% 9.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2086 1558 1523 1532 1524 1527 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 2,158
Write 1,935
Mixed 1,683
SusWrite 1,625
416% 1,850 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 3.7
92% 21 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 210%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
37.1% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 10.6
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.1
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING Builds (Compare 3,945 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING - $371

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,723
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HDDRAMUSB
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