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 below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 09:48
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$236 198,859 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 (25^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 148 2-Core 261 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 985 90% 756 Pts	64-Core 1548 96% 1548 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 14.6 Reflection 13.7 Parallax 14.7 12% 14.3 fps	Gravity 12.4 Splatting 14.4 12% 13.4 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GB 17,295 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,131 Write 1,076 Mixed 935 234% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.6 205% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 716 576% 808 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 197%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 18GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 467 465 461 470 467 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 84.4 Mixed 359 SusWrite 455 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 42.2 163% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 13GB free Firmware: UF870400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 149 133 124 129 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 446 Write 322 Mixed 284 SusWrite 151 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 9.6 58% 18.5 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 77.5 DQ Mixed 33.8 42% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 55%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 94GB free Firmware: SBM3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 93 93 91 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 48.9 Write 73.7 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 90.9 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 145% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 20.7 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 111%

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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	1,419x
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 $182	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) $30	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