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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	205% 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 (12%). 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	23.5 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 22:33
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 740 80% 638 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.7% 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 21.3 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 62.8 17% 35.4 fps	Gravity 39.6 Splatting 38.5 34% 39 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: 1384 1385 1037 98 210 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,432 Write 1,463 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 732 263% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 67.8 229% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 271 328% 567 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 255%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 23GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 121 124 121 117 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 374 Write 134 Mixed 186 SusWrite 122 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 33.5 127% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 105 96% 148 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 317 312 325 327 326 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 448 Mixed 367 SusWrite 334 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 50.5 165% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 344 259% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 208GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 77 79 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 78.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 78.1 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 69%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 311GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 88 86 88 85 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 65.5 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 86.4 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.7% 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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 32.9 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

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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	4,433x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,360x
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	1,165x
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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	437x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,080

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 $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