Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190902
Uptime20 Days
Run DateMay 20 '22 at 21:20
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 1,088
99% 832 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 199
Parallax 126
98% 148 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 128
Splatting 111
95% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 111 103 129 112 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 151
Write 131
Mixed 50
SusWrite 112
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 20.2
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING Builds (Compare 13,384 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $1,080
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HDDRAMUSB
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