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 (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	234% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	38.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 11:40
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 73.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 92% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,045 96% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,964 122% 1,964 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 195 Parallax 189 145% 187 fps	Gravity 179 Splatting 124 130% 151 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1279 1277 1291 1260 1277 1278 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,244 Write 1,249 Mixed 1,136 SusWrite 1,277 277% 1,226 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 68 218% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 872 649% 861 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 132GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,808 Write 6999 Mixed 7,202 1,637% 7,336 MB/s	4K Read 656 4K Write 378 4K Mixed 294 1,570% 442 MB/s	DQ Read 1,458 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,098 855% 1,184 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 750GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 68 67 68 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 117 Write 92.8 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 67.3 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 67%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 550GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.2 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 99.1 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 305GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 69.7 Write 65 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 64.8 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 93.2 43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 109%

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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	1,421x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	676x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	511x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	400x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $1,416

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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