Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	185% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 12:55
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 1,106 102% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,966 122% 1,966 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 250 Reflection 227 Parallax 255 204% 244 fps	Gravity 224 Splatting 166 169% 195 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 952 971 938 928 977 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,494 Write 1,972 Mixed 1,689 SusWrite 991 347% 1,537 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 18.8 133% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 224 258% 474 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 298%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 445GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 456 465 465 461 453 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 464 Mixed 437 SusWrite 460 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 46.8 149% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 174 143% 214 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 132%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 113 109 109 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 110 120% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5TB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 924GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 20 41 69 14 35 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 64.7 Write 68 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 42.7 65% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 33%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 734GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 87 84 83 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 86.8 Write 85 Mixed 33 SusWrite 84.7 96% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 772GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 100 97 96 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 91.4 Write 97.3 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 97.8 117% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 45%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB-$15 655 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 3GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 35 34 34 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 41.7 Write 34.3 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 34.5 49% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 15% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW256GX4M8E3200C16 2x31.5GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 26.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 112%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	246x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	126x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	122x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	68x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	95x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $811

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 $178	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