Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	374% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190606
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '19 at 08:48
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 253 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 969 96% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,035 64% 1,035 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 652GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1964 1962 1982 1946 2011 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 2243 Mixed 1,444 SusWrite 1,913 456% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 82.9 292% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,609 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 1467 1,100% 1,470 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 425%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 121GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 183 194 200 210 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 382 Write 272 Mixed 285 SusWrite 201 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 43 161% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 145 140% 221 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 924GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 99 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 99.8 63% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 57%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 555GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 97 Write 91 Mixed 63 SusWrite 95.2 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 57%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 137GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 127 128 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 119 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 127 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 4,471 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.9 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 128%

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Gaming 115%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 114%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $309

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,438x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	4,361x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,796x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,211x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,167x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	917x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,028x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	795x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	632x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	500x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	490x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	437x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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