Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 205%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 221%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics212% 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 Drive320% 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)
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 84.6
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,066
102% 843 Pts
64-Core 2,009
124% 2,009 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
212% Outstanding
Lighting 314
Reflection 298
Parallax 352
256% 321 fps
MRender 348
Gravity 252
Splatting 187
206% 262 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 212%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1453 1435 1437 1422 1427 1390 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2,561
Write 2,400
Mixed 1,777
SusWrite 1,427
458% 2,041 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 80.7
271% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,194
DQ Write 897
DQ Mixed 1,060
788% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 320%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69%
Great: 106%

 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 1,800 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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