Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	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

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 05:11
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$129 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 277 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 902 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 68.6 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 69.4 56% 69 fps	Gravity 68.8 Splatting 63.4 58% 66.1 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6256G 256GB 5,658 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM60.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 171 114 11 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 762 Write 170 Mixed 243 SusWrite 112 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.1 171% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 209 157% 211 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 246%
Asmt ASM1352R-Safe 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 262GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 79 80 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 83 Write 93 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 82.7 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 17 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	248x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	127x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	122x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	123x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	90x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	69x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	96x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $919

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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