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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 12:20
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$141 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 941 91% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,259 78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 244 280 270 317 268 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 462 Mixed 434 SusWrite 271 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 45.8 156% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 283 229% 324 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 13GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 355 Write 284 Mixed 294 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 41.8 140% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 254 187% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 43GB free Firmware: SBFME1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 86 107 37 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 832GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 118 118 119 120 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 119 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 288GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 88 91 90 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.9 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 89.1 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 103%

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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	1,434x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	684x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	600x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	516x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	240x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	231x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	150x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	135x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16