Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	205% 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.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 10:31
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 80.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 246 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 862 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4083) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 298 Reflection 296 Parallax 315 243% 303 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 255 Splatting 193 209% 266 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 919 Write 932 Mixed 919 206% 923 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 59.7 192% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 226 250% 429 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 215%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 585GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1359 1358 1011 77 76 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 903 Write 1,272 Mixed 945 SusWrite 673 214% 948 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 57.3 212% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 755 DQ Mixed 874 618% 779 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 180 180 180 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 113 Write 97.8 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 179 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 116 118 118 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 123 Write 103 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 133%

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Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,803 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	553x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $1,355

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 $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