Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 223% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 248% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	208% 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	252% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 23:52
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 652 8-Core 1,310 116% 981 Pts	64-Core 2,242 139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4085) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5025 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 293 Parallax 359 248% 319 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 258 Splatting 187 210% 268 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 275 268 266 260 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,401 Mixed 1,327 SusWrite 323 304% 1,375 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 82.5 283% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 1,006 770% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 280%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 99GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 432 438 429 424 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 510 Write 424 Mixed 351 SusWrite 375 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 17.7 113% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 78.4 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 21.5 68% 140 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 559GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 152 Mixed 105 SusWrite 122 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 27.4 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 47.7 SC Mixed 31.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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	364x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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