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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	264% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700F-$180 44,448 User benchmarks, average bench 93% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,179 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 1,626 101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 37CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 72.2 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 68.8 59% 72.6 fps	Splatting 69.4 71% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 1913 1921 1491 267 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 1,607 Write 1,998 Mixed 1,553 SusWrite 1,294 364% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 72.9 243% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 1,000 754% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 540GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 154 155 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 102 SusWrite 152 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 108%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	552x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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