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 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	45.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '21 at 20:58
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	16%

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 i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 995 91% 764 Pts	64-Core 1596 99% 1596 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 313 Reflection 411 Parallax 329 255% 351 fps	Gravity 216 Splatting 177 171% 196 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X02c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 25 103 56 54 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 331 Write 133 Mixed 115 SusWrite 51.7 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 22.3 89% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 80.5 DQ Mixed 194 127% 151 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 299GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 437 432 434 461 464 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 430 Mixed 358 SusWrite 444 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 50.5 166% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB 932 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 30GB free Firmware: STPSC014 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 626 Write 620 Mixed 241 110% 496 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 30.6 125% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 451 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 369 264% 345 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 203%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 206 193 211 214 215 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 118 Write 131 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 207 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3600C16-16GTZNC CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 64GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.7 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 105%

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	558x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	368x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	301x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	277x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	145x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,338

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16