Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive266% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '20 at 23:58
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$415
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 98.8
1-Core 165
2-Core 329
108% 198 Pts
4-Core 659
8-Core 1,308
116% 983 Pts
64-Core 2,254
140% 2,254 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 846 841 843 840 841 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,032
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,723
SusWrite 911
387% 1,722 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 70.3
243% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,388
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,195
900% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 266%
Great: 297%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$76
221GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 490 492 492 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 490
Mixed 406
SusWrite 491
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 66.1
226% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 136%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4300 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 47.5
MC Mixed 32.9
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 54.3
SC Mixed 36.9
110% 38.6 GB/s
Latency 42
95% 42 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%

 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 1,828 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-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,147
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