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 above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	200% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 17:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 784 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 108 Reflection 112 Parallax 102 88% 107 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 99.9 90% 102 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 269 269 262 266 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,528 Write 1,206 Mixed 1,030 SusWrite 300 226% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 81.6 275% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 71.8 254% 556 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 236%
Kingston SH103S3240G-NV 240GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 84GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 183 196 202 190 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 368 Write 248 Mixed 286 SusWrite 198 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 46 164% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 174 154% 232 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 202 201 203 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 112 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 201 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 182 191 192 169 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 126 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 178 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 29.3 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 29 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%

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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	597x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,441

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