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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '21 at 19:34
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 297 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,102 101% 846 Pts	64-Core 1,963 122% 1,963 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB; GV-N3090AORUS M-24GD CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 315 Reflection 298 Parallax 331 256% 314 fps	Gravity 255 Splatting 189 192% 222 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 394 434 427 429 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 431 Mixed 400 SusWrite 413 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 42.2 138% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 313 238% 323 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 893GB free Firmware: V8X02c08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 335 362 358 363 361 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 370 Write 362 Mixed 331 SusWrite 348 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 30.9 108% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 193 145% 190 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 100%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP250CM30001 250GB 932 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 156GB free Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1161 786 359 354 358 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 1,167 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 563 239% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 44.4 163% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 837 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 724 518% 672 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 203%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 217 218 217 220 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
USB 2.0 Flash Drive 8GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 3GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.1 8.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	5.16% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 1.8 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 7.7 9% 8.18 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.16% Great: 5%

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 (82^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%

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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	551x
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 $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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,336

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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