Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	300% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	121.6 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '21 at 16:10
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 309 94% 177 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,092 102% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,645 102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8094) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 9.2 6% 8.33 fps	Gravity 6.8 Splatting 6.3 6% 6.55 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9684 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 9.1 Parallax 9.7 5% 8.23 fps	Gravity 7.4 Splatting 0.2 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 821GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1768 1512 1509 1526 1525 1516 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 2,022 Mixed 1932 SusWrite 1,559 422% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 71.2 248% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 1,097 825% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 334%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3600C18D4/32GX 4x31.8GB 469 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 18.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 150%

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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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Typical ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI) Builds (Compare 1,371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI)

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	343x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	188x
Core i5-10600KIntel $141Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	169x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	148x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	133x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	83x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	114x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	69x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	55x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	40x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	30x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $855

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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