Asus ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 18:42
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 937 88% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,161 72% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86CF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 96.4 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 81.7 79% 90 fps	Gravity 81.7 Splatting 74.5 69% 78.1 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 297 300 300 299 291 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 313 Mixed 312 SusWrite 298 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.3 166% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 244 208% 308 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 14GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 85 86 100 100 96 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.6% Above average	Read 155 Write 118 Mixed 131 SusWrite 94.5 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 30 136% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 112 89% 124 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 83%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 465 Write 137 Mixed 131 SusWrite 132 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 21.5 125% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 48.9 83% 167 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 282GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 118 120 119 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 119 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 109%
Samsung HD401LJ 400GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 146GB free Firmware: ZZ100-15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 58.4 Write 63.1 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 56.5 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 30.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 116%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	327x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	210x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	200x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	137x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	134x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	94x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	110x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	48x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	25x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,280

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16