Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	300% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 23:11
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,061 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,644 102% 1,644 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 115 Parallax 134 108% 127 fps	Gravity 129 Splatting 107 103% 118 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2264 781 791 794 790 780 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,551 Write 2,372 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 1,033 431% 1,926 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 83.3 275% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 1,251 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 1,115 834% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 209GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 276 276 276 276 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 475 Mixed 434 SusWrite 296 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 49.6 170% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 232 208% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 201GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 399 293 284 277 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 438 SusWrite 370 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 41.7 149% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C17 4x8GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 36.9 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

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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	551x
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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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