Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 192% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	201% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 23:35
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 80.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 960 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,953 121% 1,953 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 260 Parallax 307 243% 288 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 243 Splatting 176 193% 245 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,419 Write 2,142 Mixed 1,527 451% 2,029 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 75.4 250% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,000 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 1060 768% 994 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 821GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 186 188 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 190 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 187 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 4x8GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING Builds (Compare 340 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	89x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	45x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	36x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	45x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	38x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	24x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	16x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	20x
HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBKingstonBench 94%, 5,381 samples	10x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	9x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16