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 as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	288% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '21 at 23:41
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,036 99% 818 Pts	64-Core 1,849 114% 1,849 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 59.8 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 59.8 49% 59.8 fps	Gravity 59.8 Splatting 59.7 53% 59.8 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 641GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1372 1170 1170 1156 1174 1182 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,416 Write 2,172 Mixed 1497 SusWrite 1,204 408% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 68.7 241% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 878 680% 941 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 372%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 405GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1194 1324 1370 1363 1350 1330 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,038 Write 1,323 Mixed 1,069 SusWrite 1,322 269% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 57.2 191% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 755 DQ Write 759 DQ Mixed 926 649% 813 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 305%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 78 81 107 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 166 Write 151 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 96.6 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 5TB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 72 80 106 85 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 169 Write 167 Mixed 73 SusWrite 95.2 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 309 321 374 363 343 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G26C16U4B.16FD 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) $35	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