Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 232%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics206% 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 Drive299% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '20 at 15:59
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 89.1
1-Core 161
2-Core 316
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,229
110% 929 Pts
64-Core 2,153
133% 2,153 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
206% Outstanding
Lighting 303
Reflection 294
Parallax 316
247% 304 fps
MRender 341
Gravity 253
Splatting 188
205% 261 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 206%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 615 613 615 612 613 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,562
Write 2,348
Mixed 1379
SusWrite 890
400% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 85.9
283% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,324
DQ Write 1096
DQ Mixed 1,201
902% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 299%
Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
113GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 489 489 489 489 488 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 485
Mixed 387
SusWrite 488
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 46.9
162% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
110GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 381 381 381 381 379 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 486
Mixed 449
SusWrite 395
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 58.5
192% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 27.6
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 27.1
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 99%

 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 1,801 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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