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 (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '22 at 23:23
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,007 95% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,838 114% 1,838 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Palit(1569 2208) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 255 Reflection 241 Parallax 260 208% 252 fps	Gravity 223 Splatting 166 168% 194 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,566 Write 2,164 Mixed 1,335 448% 2,021 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 73 254% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 980 729% 975 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$207 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 595GB free Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1185 1286 1186 884 616 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,495 Write 1,978 Mixed 224 SusWrite 1,118 322% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 55.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 77.4 257% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 913 DQ Mixed 583 573% 922 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 379%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 105GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 99 102 103 96 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 446 Write 155 Mixed 203 SusWrite 104 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 38.9 145% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 115 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 273GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 114 117 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 164 Write 131 Mixed 90.1 SusWrite 114 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 175 175 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 161 Mixed 103 SusWrite 175 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 119%

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

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	554x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	365x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	95x

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	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,340

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16