Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	199% 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.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 21:26
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 163 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,085 97% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,665 103% 1,665 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2249 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 150 Parallax 132 117% 142 fps	Gravity 136 Splatting 111 108% 123 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 431 432 432 429 431 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,533 Write 1,656 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 504 280% 1,248 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 65.1 213% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1102 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 320 396% 708 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 237%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 422GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 827 831 825 829 817 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,553 Write 1,901 Mixed 1,463 SusWrite 948 330% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 65.4 214% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 1,143 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 1,065 772% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 373GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 105 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 100 Mixed 53 SusWrite 106 65% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 88%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 117 122 121 123 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 116 Write 119 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 119 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 636GB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 96 94 87 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 90.4 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 112 110 113 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 108 Write 128 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 108 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	553x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	256x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	94x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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