Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	186% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 02:04
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 116 2-Core 235 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 883 80% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,608 100% 1,608 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	199% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 277 Parallax 300 235% 288 fps	MRender 342 Gravity 243 Splatting 183 201% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 948GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 396 399 392 397 394 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 444 Write 424 Mixed 378 SusWrite 395 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 14.2 46% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 288 234% 331 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 266GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 863 856 867 870 854 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,784 Write 1,859 Mixed 1605 SusWrite 887 345% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 14.5 48% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1219 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 1,109 807% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 84GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 234 256 245 248 243 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 430 Write 328 Mixed 277 SusWrite 251 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 14.3 48% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 181 154% 221 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 93GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 100 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 161 Write 128 Mixed 81 SusWrite 99.7 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 19 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 134%

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,419x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	674x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	595x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	596x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	399x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	229x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	203x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	146x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	133x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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