Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 235%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 245%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics230% 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 Drive300% 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)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 14:33
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,202
106% 899 Pts
64-Core 1,717
106% 1,717 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5113 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Lighting 346
Reflection 308
Parallax 350
282% 335 fps
MRender 390
Gravity 278
Splatting 196
225% 288 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 230%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1103 855 856 853 864 857 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
300% Outstanding
Read 2,489
Write 2,336
Mixed 1,858
SusWrite 898
424% 1,895 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 86.2
290% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,348
DQ Write 1,140
DQ Mixed 1,245
932% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 300%
Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
225GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 781 798 799 798 798 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
305% Outstanding
Read 2,516
Write 2,327
Mixed 1,847
SusWrite 1,045
433% 1,934 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 85.1
280% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,329
DQ Write 1,071
DQ Mixed 1,183
890% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 305%
Great: 355%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
248GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 80 79 80 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 84.5
Write 78.7
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 79.8
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 43.3
MC Mixed 32.3
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 31.9
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 110%
Great: 131%

 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 1,803 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,070
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