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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.8%, 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.2 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 23:30
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$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 as expected (46^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,119 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,964 122% 1,964 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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 264 Reflection 259 Parallax 284 215% 269 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 166 172% 199 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 2,562 Write 2,176 Mixed 1,330 448% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 74.2 250% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1150 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 974 725% 969 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$180 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 595GB free Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1905 1278 1188 1178 1187 861 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,928 Write 1,380 Mixed 999 SusWrite 1266 311% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 75.3 235% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 582 572% 919 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 379%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 105GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 100 113 105 103 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 252 Write 148 Mixed 188 SusWrite 107 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 41.8 145% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 123 93% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 273GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 136 136 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 163 Write 123 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 136 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 174 175 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 154 Mixed 114 SusWrite 175 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% 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 below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 119%

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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	300x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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 $86Bench 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: $1,337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	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