Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% 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	291% 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

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 03:34
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 98% 184 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,112 104% 864 Pts	64-Core 2,047 127% 2,047 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 239 Parallax 266 197% 249 fps	MRender 292 Gravity 218 Splatting 165 177% 225 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT2000P 2TB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: R311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1925 1993 2011 2064 1970 2021 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1,684 Write 2,109 Mixed 1,630 SusWrite 1,997 420% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 59 192% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 916 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 839 658% 905 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 359%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2154 2177 2155 2219 2245 2108 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2352 Write 2,229 Mixed 2113 SusWrite 2,176 500% 2,218 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 74.7 247% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 1,084 DQ Mixed 697 643% 989 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 526%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 206 188 181 185 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 170 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 191 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 166% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 4x8GB 20,502 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.5% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 126%

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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	8	5	240	27.4"	1280 720	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

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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	553x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $95Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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