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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	200% 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.

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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 22:41
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 163 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 1091 103% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,695 105% 1,695 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 126 Reflection 138 Parallax 118 103% 127 fps	Gravity 124 Splatting 104 100% 114 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% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 764 430 432 432 429 424 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,547 Write 1,624 Mixed 1,277 SusWrite 485 276% 1,233 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 66.4 219% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 322 395% 705 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 200% 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: 1529 817 825 827 825 825 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 1891 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 941 330% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.6 217% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 802 DQ Mixed 1,052 764% 998 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 245GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 123 122 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 114 Write 105 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 122 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 88%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 123 120 120 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 117 Write 119 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 120 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 636GB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 96 93 92 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 94 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 71%
Hua722020ala330 59Y5485 59Y1795IBM 2TB 164 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA34H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 113 111 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 128 Write 133 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 110 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.5% 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	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 27.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.3% 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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	95x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,342

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16