Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	281% 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-I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 00:09
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$442 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 314 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,230 107% 912 Pts	64-Core 2,145 133% 2,145 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,375 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB; evga nvidia rtx 3090 xc3 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 304 Reflection 295 Parallax 348 247% 316 fps	Gravity 256 Splatting 193 194% 224 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1753 1911 1910 1922 1924 1935 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 1,844 Mixed 125 SusWrite 1,893 357% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 82.3 275% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,317 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 685 628% 972 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 370%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 775GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 1735 1006 1013 971 591 632 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,416 Write 723 Mixed 125 SusWrite 991 232% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 76.1 253% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,210 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 678 596% 901 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 4,599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 22.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 127%

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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	3	1	60	65"	1280 720	SNY8C03 SONY TV *06

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 143%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	244x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	126x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	118x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	122x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	87x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	68x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	95x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	52x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	50x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	30x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	29x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $806

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