Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive247% 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)
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 13 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 as expected (46th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 83
1-Core 158
2-Core 318
100% 186 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,150
106% 885 Pts
64-Core 2,094
130% 2,094 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 103
Reflection 118
Parallax 104
84% 108 fps
Gravity 103
Splatting 87.7
83% 95.1 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
589GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1054 970 968 959 984 990 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1,386
Write 1,218
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 987
267% 1,186 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 79.6
264% 91.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 1,001
DQ Mixed 1,091
821% 1,101 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 247%
Great: 372%
WDC WDS200T1R0B-68A4Z0 2TB
582GB free
Firmware: 411000WR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 473 469 462 457 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 479
Mixed 340
SusWrite 467
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 44.6
160% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 240
208% 310 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 122 121 123 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 136
Write 116
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 121
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMWX8GD3000C16W4D 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.1% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 101%

 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 3,965 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,690
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