Asus ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	244% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$225 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 1,078 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,888 117% 1,888 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 103 Reflection 108 Parallax 99.3 84% 103 fps	Gravity 99 Splatting 96.3 86% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1203 828 790 463 455 447 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,662 SusWrite 698 366% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 70 244% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 1,064 788% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 297%
Seagate ST1500DL003-9VT16L 1.5TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 222GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 70.2 Write 78 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 76.1 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 71%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: PD0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 89.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 73.6 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
KLEVV KD48GU880-32A160X 2x8GB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 20.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 16.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.9% 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-H GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	327x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	210x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	198x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	136x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	133x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	94x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	110x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	48x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	26x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	25x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $984

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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