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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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	132% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 12:15
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	BRN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 1,201 107% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,107 130% 2,107 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 302 Reflection 255 Parallax 302 246% 286 fps	Gravity 240 Splatting 174 179% 207 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 261GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 425 416 411 418 394 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 683 Mixed 585 SusWrite 446 123% 544 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 923 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 681 538% 754 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 162%
Kingston SKC6001024G 1TB 3,259 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 776GB free Firmware: S4500105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 466 466 468 468 468 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 467 Mixed 404 SusWrite 467 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 54.9 181% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 275 228% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 131%
Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: S4500105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 469 465 468 468 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 409 SusWrite 467 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 54.9 181% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 274 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 132%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 826GB free Firmware: S5Z42102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1651 1658 1657 1657 1657 1661 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 1,648 Mixed 123 SusWrite 1,657 294% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 82.2 274% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 434 479% 808 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 28.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 134%

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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	165	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32E0 ASUS VG32VQ1B

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Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $261	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