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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	182% 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 (17%). 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	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 22:27
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600KF-$180 65,122 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 242 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 684 74% 588 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 27.9 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 61.4 23% 51.4 fps	Gravity 19.4 Splatting 51.8 34% 35.6 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 1147 892 273 137 102 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 1,281 Mixed 1,018 SusWrite 617 242% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 51.3 185% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 619 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 271 323% 554 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 255%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 23GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 120 119 122 114 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 384 Write 133 Mixed 183 SusWrite 118 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 34.1 126% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 103 94% 145 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 313 327 311 319 319 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 450 Mixed 379 SusWrite 328 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 47.2 155% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 346 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 208GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 80 75 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 86.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 76.9 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 69%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 311GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 87 83 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	55% Above average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 73 SusWrite 85 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	4,429x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,357x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,209x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,163x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	917x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,025x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	794x
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: $1,080

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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