Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory21 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 16:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 1,198
108% 908 Pts
64-Core 2,014
125% 2,014 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 228
Parallax 148
107% 169 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
117% 149 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 108%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 234 370 65 46 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,355
Write 915
Mixed 850
SusWrite 267
188% 847 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 54.3
219% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 219
269% 456 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 163%
Great: 209%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
408GB free, PID a006
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 81.3
Write 80.7
Mixed 33
SusWrite 80.9
92% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 33.6
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 48.4
SC Mixed 30.3
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 51.7
77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%

 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 1,799 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,336
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