Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220517
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '23 at 23:14
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	50%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 143 2-Core 260 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 804 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3901) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3525 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 192 Parallax 188 182% 201 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 139 Splatting 122 118% 148 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 114 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 186 Write 1,289 Mixed 239 131% 571 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 36.6 129% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,071 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 697 584% 853 MB/s
Poor: 129% Great: 275%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 39GB free Firmware: SBFA12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 445 Write 250 Mixed 340 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 28.1 104% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 204 185% 281 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 90%
Samsung PSSD T7 Shield 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 831GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 530 Write 656 Mixed 575 132% 587 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 29.4 93% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 268 197% 256 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 77%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 375GB free Firmware: AX0G1A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 96.7 Write 102 Mixed 34.2 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 25GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 144 Write 61.8 Mixed 66.7 101% 91 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 174% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.2 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 116%

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Gaming 178%

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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	554x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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