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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	208% 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

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 01:45
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$449 107,269 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 (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,211 109% 921 Pts	64-Core 2,131 132% 2,131 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 332 Parallax 217 125% 234 fps	Gravity 171 Splatting 159 145% 165 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 447 405 406 409 408 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 1,290 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 545 249% 1,114 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 72.7 240% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 963 714% 944 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 304 304 305 305 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 416 SusWrite 322 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 52.8 178% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 193 194 194 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 153 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 196 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 178 181 182 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 180 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 707 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 26.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 47.4 SC Mixed 29 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 132%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,420x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	676x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	596x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	597x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	400x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,723

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16