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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	248% 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	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '20 at 21:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 1,182 108% 905 Pts	64-Core 1,750 108% 1,750 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 131 Reflection 126 Parallax 128 106% 128 fps	Gravity 125 Splatting 102 99% 114 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB 12,312 User benchmarks, average bench 215% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 1017 456 776 262 196 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,605 Write 1063 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 480 292% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 76.6 255% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 483 445% 684 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 277%
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB 11,097 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 207GB free Firmware: V9002s07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 952 1007 978 1029 1037 655 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,623 Write 1,004 Mixed 904 SusWrite 943 249% 1,119 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.5 180% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 412 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 577 430% 560 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 327GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 164 165 164 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 134 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 163 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 178 179 180 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 131 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 177 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB 87,891 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 26.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	365x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,339

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16