Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	241% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '21 at 23:54
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 162 2-Core 316 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,126 104% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,704 106% 1,704 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 59.5 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 59.8 48% 59.7 fps	Gravity 59.6 Splatting 59.6 53% 59.6 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1624 1026 598 600 602 602 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,119 Write 1,753 Mixed 904 SusWrite 842 313% 1,405 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 59.2 204% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 758 615% 880 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 271%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 23GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 431 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 51.9 172% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 185GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 265 160 161 164 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 442 SusWrite 228 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 51.8 173% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 238GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 848 895 902 903 902 903 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,049 Write 891 Mixed 581 SusWrite 892 192% 853 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 44.9 159% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 471 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 334 318% 490 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 332%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 20GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 273 271 263 274 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 303 Mixed 339 SusWrite 290 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 51.4 175% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 229 206% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 358GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 95 96 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 98.7 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 94.2 71% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2400 C16 Series 4x16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	27.9"	1280 720	AOC2879 U2879G6

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	95x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,342

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16