Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive299% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201230
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '21 at 22:34
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,050
97% 813 Pts
64-Core 1647
102% 1647 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 136
Reflection 118
Parallax 134
111% 129 fps
Gravity 131
Splatting 108
104% 119 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1205 780 793 792 793 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2575
Write 2,394
Mixed 1,766
SusWrite 968
431% 1,926 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84.6
279% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,114
835% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 299%
Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
209GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 273 275 275 275 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 481
Mixed 417
SusWrite 295
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 49.5
172% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 232
208% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
202GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 399 293 294 293 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 481
Mixed 457
SusWrite 375
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 55.9
187% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 354
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
124% Outstanding
MC Read 48.3
MC Write 49
MC Mixed 37
128% 44.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 48.9
SC Mixed 32.6
99% 34.7 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%

 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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