Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 222% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 239% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	218% 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	98.5% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 14:08
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 1,175 104% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,999 124% 1,999 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	218% Outstanding	Lighting 325 Reflection 294 Parallax 369 264% 329 fps	MRender 369 Gravity 264 Splatting 188 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 409 415 411 409 404 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 474 Mixed 401 SusWrite 414 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 55.3 4K Mixed 36.2 121% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 284 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 568GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 108 106 102 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 69.3 Write 86.9 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 108 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 502GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 114 113 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 119 Write 120 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 114 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 4x16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 34.7 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 50.2 SC Mixed 33.7 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 136%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,424x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	678x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	401x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	147x
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: $1,715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16