Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	95.9% 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 Drive	92.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 18:26
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,034 97% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8591) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.9% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 130 Parallax 120 98% 123 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 124 Splatting 108 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 291 404 342 360 449 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 367 Mixed 350 SusWrite 346 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 40.1 136% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 225 174% 243 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%
HPT DISK 0_0 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 500GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 334 365 374 341 372 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.5% Below average	Read 308 Write 299 Mixed 106 SusWrite 356 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 1.9 8% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 196 186 204 186 210 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 93.7 Write 108 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 196 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 838GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 105 107 99 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 59 Write 51.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 103 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GD3000C16K4D CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 98%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,477x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,410x
Core i5-9600KIntel $136Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,814x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,221x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,182x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	926x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,040x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	799x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	635x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	503x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	492x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	438x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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