Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 19:24
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 297 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,095 100% 837 Pts	64-Core 2,127 132% 2,127 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% HP(103C 2B49) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1401 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 71.6 Reflection 83.9 Parallax 73.8 58% 76.4 fps	Gravity 71 Splatting 64.2 59% 67.6 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 503 503 504 505 505 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 416GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 137 138 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 137 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 109%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1.5TB 363 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 551GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	Read 60.9 Write 22.9 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 27.8 24% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 5,282 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,419x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	674x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	595x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	596x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	510x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	236x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	399x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	229x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	203x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	146x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	133x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	119x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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