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 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.
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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	137% 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 (16%). 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	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 121 2-Core 278 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 758 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.9% 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: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 60.3 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.1 49% 64 fps	Gravity 61.6 Splatting 54.2 51% 57.9 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% 507GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 11 7.4 766 15 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,372 Write 1,312 Mixed 910 SusWrite 253 215% 962 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 51.1 162% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 184 180% 303 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 255%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 110GB free Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 119 122 121 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 401 Write 134 Mixed 176 SusWrite 122 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 29.4 105% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 71.8 DQ Mixed 111 90% 130 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 321 303 314 320 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 476 Write 420 Mixed 384 SusWrite 324 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 43.4 4K Mixed 38.8 126% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 67.4 DQ Mixed 127 117% 190 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 217GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 77 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 83.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 77.6 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 69%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 278GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 71 72 73 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 83.9 Write 83.9 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 73.3 55% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.2% 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 (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 32 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 27.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,452x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,375x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,800x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,213x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,173x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	920x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,030x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	796x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	633x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	501x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	438x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,074

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16