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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	265% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '21 at 01:09
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,079 102% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,883 116% 1,883 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 220 Reflection 199 Parallax 249 180% 223 fps	Gravity 195 Splatting 127 138% 161 fps
Poor: 185% 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: 1678 1862 1855 1873 1873 1827 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,512 Write 1,877 Mixed 1,461 SusWrite 1,828 378% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 55.2 172% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 812 630% 863 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 359%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$169 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1798 1990 1990 1977 1950 1942 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 2,005 Mixed 1,573 SusWrite 1,941 432% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 71.2 230% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,075 829% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 526%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 208 190 185 194 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 136 Write 167 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 197 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 28.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.3% 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	6	240	27.4"	1280 720	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	554x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	365x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16