Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive202% 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 24 '23 at 02:59
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 266
97% 172 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 1,016
93% 779 Pts
64-Core 1,917
119% 1,917 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800
CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 513
Reflection 604
Parallax 780
418% 633 fps
Gravity 591
Splatting 320
384% 455 fps
Poor: 303% Great: 407%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$160
762GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 836 856 903 900 918 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,562
Write 1,877
Mixed 1,580
SusWrite 868
332% 1,471 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 42.8
150% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 850
649% 885 MB/s
Poor: 207%
This bench: 202%
Great: 500%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-4500 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.2% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 27.6
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 30
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 45.2
88% 45.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 144%

 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 1,813 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,331
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