Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 227%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 246%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics218% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive319% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 155
2-Core 308
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 617
8-Core 1,204
108% 910 Pts
64-Core 2,065
128% 2,065 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5025 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
218% Outstanding
Lighting 322
Reflection 317
Parallax 339
263% 326 fps
MRender 363
Gravity 275
Splatting 195
218% 278 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 218%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1489 1769 1774 1784 1042 515 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2,654
Write 1,891
Mixed 162
SusWrite 1,396
337% 1,526 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 80.6
272% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,177
DQ Write 782
DQ Mixed 572
536% 843 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 319%
Great: 311%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
621GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 485 485 487 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 486
Mixed 401
SusWrite 485
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 54.4
182% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 345
262% 354 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
5TB free
Firmware: DN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 214 215 215 215 215 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C15-8GTZ F4-3200C14-8GTZ F4-3200C14-8GTZ F4-3200C15-8GTZ 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 29.7
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 42.4
SC Mixed 30.4
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 100%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 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 1,804 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,065
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HDDRAMUSB
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