Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive153% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '22 at 16:08
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 73.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 298
86% 165 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 1,086
102% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,563
97% 1,563 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
Nvidia(10DE 1522) ≥ 4GB; nvidia geforce RTX 3060
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 108
Parallax 115
100% 115 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 94.8
Splatting 82.2
81% 102 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 272 216 212 212 215 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1148
Write 1126
Mixed 646
SusWrite 227
175% 787 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 48.9
184% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 786
DQ Write 865
DQ Mixed 714
568% 789 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 153%
Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 179 181 181 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 136
Write 123
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 180
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 Samsung M378A1K43DB2-CTD 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
36.8% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.2
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.2
28% 9.9 GB/s
Latency 93.3
43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,811 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,342
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