Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	214% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	52 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	18.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '22 at 16:17
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,180 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 2008 124% 2008 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 277 Reflection 255 Parallax 282 226% 271 fps	Gravity 234 Splatting 174 176% 204 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1499 951 978 924 976 925 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,623 Write 2,127 Mixed 1,629 SusWrite 1,042 362% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 58.7 186% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 169 232% 457 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 298%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 445GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 464 453 460 465 459 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 463 Mixed 436 SusWrite 461 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 43.8 154% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 161 136% 208 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 132%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 113 108 113 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 110 119% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 930GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 18 18 45 50 59 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 65.7 Write 56.1 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 43.8 60% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 33%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 734GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 87 84 87 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 87.2 Write 84.4 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 84.7 96% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW256GX4M8E3200C16 2x31.5GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 28.6 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 27.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 112%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	247x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	127x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	122x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	69x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $911

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16