Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 197% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	170% 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	371% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 20:48
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,257 111% 942 Pts	64-Core 2,144 133% 2,144 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12AF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 334 Parallax 247 187% 270 fps	MRender 296 Gravity 234 Splatting 182 188% 237 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 2196 2195 2213 2211 2038 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,666 Write 2192 Mixed 1,431 SusWrite 2,174 474% 2,116 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 78.2 268% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1243 DQ Write 960 DQ Mixed 1,110 828% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 428GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 492 491 491 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 447 SusWrite 490 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.9 220% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	244x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	126x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	122x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	68x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	95x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $806

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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