Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 214% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 239% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	190% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 19:40
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 169 2-Core 335 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,337 117% 997 Pts	64-Core 2,286 142% 2,286 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 240 Parallax 277 242% 271 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 209 Splatting 148 183% 236 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 328 168 254 167 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,534 Write 943 Mixed 923 SusWrite 211 200% 903 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 82.7 281% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 479 DQ Mixed 249 292% 513 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 236%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 152GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 120 47 351 272 99 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,693 Write 1,649 Mixed 1,239 SusWrite 293 272% 1,219 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 82.2 278% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 1,024 DQ Mixed 313 418% 752 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 295%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 101GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 93 92 91 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 498 Write 406 Mixed 370 SusWrite 117 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 17 74% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 32.6 81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 710GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 170 170 176 171 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 67.9 Write 80.2 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 168 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 292GB free Firmware: JPFOA3BF SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 84 82 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47% Average	Read 81.5 Write 83.4 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 82 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 1,495 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 51.8 MC Mixed 39.9 135% 47.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 55 SC Mixed 37.7 113% 39.4 GB/s	Latency 43.4 92% 43.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 146%

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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	60	31.5"	1280 720	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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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 $422Bench 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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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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Total price: $1,336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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