Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	176% 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 Drive	293% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 08:01
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 314 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,252 112% 944 Pts	64-Core 2,131 132% 2,131 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 248 Reflection 313 Parallax 248 202% 270 fps	MRender 286 Gravity 227 Splatting 169 180% 228 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 761GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1963 2007 2011 1983 2013 2051 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 1,659 Write 2,008 Mixed 1,204 SusWrite 2,005 388% 1,719 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.9 225% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 695 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 662 533% 743 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 421%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 137GB free Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 185 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 425 Mixed 397 SusWrite 144 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 46.2 155% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 269 223% 318 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 95%
Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC 32GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 4060 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 20.2 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 20.3 27% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.1 196% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3800 C14 4x8GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 45.9 MC Mixed 34.7 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 49.8 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 145%

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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	552x
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 $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

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