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 (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	81.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	51.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 20:03
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 282 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1104 104% 865 Pts	64-Core 2,066 128% 2,066 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 220 Parallax 133 112% 164 fps	Gravity 157 Splatting 129 125% 143 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 311 336 326 325 310 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 389 Write 334 Mixed 326 SusWrite 321 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 31.2 107% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 270 208% 281 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1165 1223 1242 1266 1262 1258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 1,222 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 1236 287% 1,276 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 70.1 228% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 952 674% 862 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 410%
OCZ Vector 256GB-$240 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 155GB free Firmware: 2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 400 423 427 427 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 462 Mixed 339 SusWrite 418 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 37.1 128% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 291 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 111%
Sabrent Rocket Q 2TB 9,415 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2349 2367 2365 2321 2240 2302 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1391 Write 2,160 Mixed 1,367 SusWrite 2,324 411% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.3 207% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 668 DQ Mixed 1,037 734% 943 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 368%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 441 440 448 446 437 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 438 Mixed 404 SusWrite 442 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 47.3 152% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 292 237% 335 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
OCZ-VECTOR 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 112 96 122 121 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 47.8 Write 53.1 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 111 42% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.7 262% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 111%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 739GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 155 153 153 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 126 Write 166 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 153 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.8 337% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 123%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,433x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	683x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	600x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	598x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	516x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	239x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	406x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	231x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	204x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $112Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	150x
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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16