Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive343% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '20 at 17:57
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 157
2-Core 289
101% 181 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 990
95% 786 Pts
64-Core 1,645
102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 147
Parallax 148
123% 149 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
909GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1820 1816 1179 1288 1967 1952 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,580
Write 2,041
Mixed 188
SusWrite 1,670
360% 1,620 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 82.1
276% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 1,058
DQ Mixed 569
589% 967 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 343%
Great: 372%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
319GB free
Firmware: 0005SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 110 109 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 120
Write 120
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 109
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 77%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 111 107 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62% Good
Read 170
Write 136
Mixed 73
SusWrite 110
156% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.4
164% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 62%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 25.6
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 30.5
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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