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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	283% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '21 at 14:51
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,087 99% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,676 104% 1,676 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 182 Reflection 171 Parallax 161 149% 172 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 116 110% 125 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2124 712 617 617 618 622 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 2,108 Mixed 1,515 SusWrite 885 390% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 80.9 268% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,196 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,044 776% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 31.6 Write 35.3 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 41.3 26% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 236% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 97%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 126 125 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 113 Write 100 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 125 143% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 111%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 380 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 242GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 97.9 Write 85.1 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 90.6 101% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMH32GX4M4E3200C16 4x8GB 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 28.9 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

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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	7	5	60	26"	1280 720	BBY0050 NS-43D420NA20

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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	363x
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 $630Bench 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	97x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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