Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 223% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Graphics	201% 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 Drive	233% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '21 at 20:57
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 310 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,201 107% 906 Pts	64-Core 1,995 124% 1,995 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 266 Parallax 306 245% 290 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 241 Splatting 178 190% 241 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00-1006 1TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 715GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 817 814 821 821 823 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 1,775 Mixed 1,335 SusWrite 909 314% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 59.2 224% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 892 DQ Mixed 1,084 802% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 268%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 2x16GB 1,949 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 32.7 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 32.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,811 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 178%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 177%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 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 $159Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16