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 as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	294% 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 01:44
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11600K-$180 43,966 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 319 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 949 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,164 72% 1,164 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 230 Reflection 209 Parallax 199 187% 213 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 128 124% 142 fps
Poor: 139% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2013 830 830 832 835 836 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,542 Write 2,267 Mixed 1,793 SusWrite 1,029 427% 1,908 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 82.4 271% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 997 753% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 355%
AK-M2-512GP 512GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 178% 477GB free Firmware: T0918A0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1441 1437 1434 1429 1431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,400 Write 1,428 Mixed 940 SusWrite 1436 293% 1,301 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 25.4 194% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 677 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 449 438% 684 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 235%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1125 1095 1108 1112 1109 1113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1349 Write 1,126 Mixed 1,123 SusWrite 1,110 265% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 80.5 267% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,114 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 987 746% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 410%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$40 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 148 154 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 153 Write 143 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW8GX4M1Z3200C16 2x8GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 107%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,425x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	678x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	402x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	230x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	147x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	134x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16