Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	181% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 00:22
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 161 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,262 113% 954 Pts	64-Core 2,193 136% 2,193 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 106%

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: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	181% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 234 Parallax 271 211% 255 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 226 Splatting 169 180% 228 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S240G 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 482 482 472 471 470 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 486 Write 451 Mixed 424 SusWrite 476 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59 194% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 183GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2237 603 589 590 590 593 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,518 Write 2,289 Mixed 1,615 SusWrite 867 407% 1,822 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 85 284% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1147 DQ Mixed 1,238 932% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 674GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 483 483 473 472 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 460 Mixed 431 SusWrite 477 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.3 198% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 73GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 114 96 108 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 303 Write 284 Mixed 251 SusWrite 112 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 16.3 73% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 17.8 43% 92.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 25 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 107%

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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 $630Bench 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	97x
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 $63Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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