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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 17:40
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,239 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 2,104 130% 2,104 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 129 Reflection 148 Parallax 137 105% 138 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 123 115% 131 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,070 Write 10,602 Mixed 9,199 2,088% 9,290 MB/s	4K Read 545 4K Write 453 4K Mixed 481 1,682% 493 MB/s	DQ Read 1,619 DQ Write 1,591 DQ Mixed 1,680 1,241% 1,630 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 96%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 505GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 193GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 427 104 93 100 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 484 Write 418 Mixed 365 SusWrite 201 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 23.5 114% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 25.6 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 34.4 68% 126 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 26.5 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 29 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 122%

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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	1,431x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	683x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	599x

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	239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x
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	149x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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