Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive240% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 87
1-Core 151
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,044
98% 814 Pts
64-Core 1,596
99% 1,596 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 120
Reflection 135
Parallax 123
98% 126 fps
Gravity 127
Splatting 114
106% 121 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
585GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 944 1024 1047 1081 1106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1369
Write 1,180
Mixed 1,065
SusWrite 998
259% 1,153 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 75.4
250% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,044
780% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 240%
Great: 372%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 138 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 135
Write 124
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 137
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78%
Great: 84%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 179 181 183 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 157
Mixed 72.4
SusWrite 178
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.6
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 21.3
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING Builds (Compare 3,940 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING - $371

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,726
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