Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 206% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	235% 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	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$286 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 as expected (59^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 293 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,040 96% 801 Pts	64-Core 1,957 121% 1,957 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4775 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 289 Reflection 256 Parallax 324 236% 290 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 233 Splatting 172 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% 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: 1415 801 804 815 815 814 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1524 Write 1,730 Mixed 1,364 SusWrite 911 311% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 66.8 232% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 887 DQ Mixed 1,086 802% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 235% 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 (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 31.9 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 31.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

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

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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	553x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
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 $273	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 $177	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