Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	190% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 18:59
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 272 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 879 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 111 Parallax 103 88% 107 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 99.9 89% 101 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 271 269 272 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,309 Write 1,188 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 305 214% 956 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 81.2 272% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 804 DQ Write 716 DQ Mixed 257 330% 592 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 236%
Kingston SH103S3240G-NV 240GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 84GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 208 216 207 217 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 260 Mixed 296 SusWrite 212 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 45.7 161% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 175 153% 230 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 203 203 204 205 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 198 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 203 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 183 192 192 165 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 121 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 29 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 128%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,427x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	681x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	599x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	516x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	148x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16