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 (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 309 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,043 100% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,602 99% 1,602 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 149 Parallax 138 108% 140 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 124 117% 133 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,098 Write 9,764 Mixed 7,574 1,831% 8,145 MB/s	4K Read 524 4K Write 333 4K Mixed 385 1,464% 414 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 1,295 DQ Mixed 1,732 1,083% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 96%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 505GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 192GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 141 52 54 50 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 480 Write 415 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 134 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 1.2 57% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 46.9 DQ Mixed 1.1 23% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 22.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 25.1 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 122%

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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	1,423x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	677x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	598x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	514x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	237x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	146x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	133x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	120x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16