Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	199% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '23 at 12:36
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$360 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,065 100% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,917 119% 1,917 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 880E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 225 Reflection 201 Parallax 218 183% 214 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 161 Splatting 132 140% 178 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B9T6TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 950 658 693 675 849 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,268 Write 1,110 Mixed 1,054 SusWrite 775 236% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.5 189% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 508 506% 811 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 354%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 689GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 143 143 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 147 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 142 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 4x8GB 4,811 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 108%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	280	27"	1920 1017	AUS278F VG279QM

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING Builds (Compare 3,972 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING - $371

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,427x
Core i9-10900KIntel $360Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	682x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	599x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	516x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	148x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16