Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics127% 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 Drive242% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration249 Seconds
Run User EUR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 628
8-Core 1,217
109% 922 Pts
64-Core 2,142
133% 2,142 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (163 fps cap detected)
127% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 164
Parallax 162
133% 163 fps
MRender 164
Gravity 163
Splatting 163
134% 163 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 127%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 932 888 882 899 864 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,544
Write 1,858
Mixed 1,603
SusWrite 920
386% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 51.6
180% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,146
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 234
273% 501 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 242%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
339GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 430 436 422 437 431 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 443
Mixed 438
SusWrite 435
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 34.9
125% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 96.8
DQ Mixed 188
151% 221 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
431GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 426 428 418 428 427 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 442
Mixed 392
SusWrite 430
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 36.7
128% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 90
DQ Mixed 164
138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
998GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 156 157 160 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 122
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 156
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 95 97 101 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
54% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 115
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 97.7
66% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 54%
Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 124 123 126 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 90
Write 123
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 123
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 32
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 47.4
SC Mixed 30.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING Builds (Compare 3,948 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,436
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