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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	290% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 14:57
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 308 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 1,090 95% 808 Pts	64-Core 2092 130% 2092 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 296 Reflection 286 Parallax 307 241% 296 fps	Gravity 252 Splatting 185 189% 219 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2238 626 611 613 613 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,464 Write 2,302 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 885 395% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 63.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 82.6 276% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 1,157 867% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 113GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 482 480 483 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 477 Mixed 384 SusWrite 481 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 44.9 158% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 110GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 382 381 383 382 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 476 Mixed 445 SusWrite 393 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 57.3 189% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 27.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 99%

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Gaming 178%

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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	552x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	363x
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 $95Bench 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: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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) $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