Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 196%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 217%
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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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics185% 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 Drive292% 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)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210113
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '21 at 07:00
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU3%
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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 i9-10900K-$442
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 164
2-Core 289
102% 183 Pts
4-Core 629
8-Core 1,266
112% 948 Pts
64-Core 2,171
134% 2,171 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
185% Outstanding
Lighting 268
Reflection 162
Parallax 273
218% 234 fps
MRender 318
Gravity 223
Splatting 164
184% 235 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 185%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
340GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 954 663 661 659 662 653 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,568
Write 2,368
Mixed 1,415
SusWrite 709
393% 1,765 MB/s
4K Read 68.2
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 88.7
298% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1086
DQ Mixed 1197
900% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 292%
Great: 340%
Adata SU650 960GB
126GB free
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 198 169 413 232 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 515
Write 418
Mixed 326
SusWrite 263
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 31.7
118% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 218
177% 249 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
775GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 193 192 190 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 144
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 192
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
MC Read 46.7
MC Write 48.3
MC Mixed 36
125% 43.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 55
SC Mixed 33.5
106% 37.1 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 122%
Great: 123%

 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%
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Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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