Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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.
Boot Drive	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 20:12
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$281 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,144 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1872 116% 1872 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 4630) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 120 Parallax 125 110% 126 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.3 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$79 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 230 237 235 234 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 437 Write 262 Mixed 308 SusWrite 237 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 35.7 133% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 181 164% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 91%
SSD 60GB 60GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 45GB free Firmware: R1212A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 462 Write 80 Mixed 105 SusWrite 80.7 39% 182 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 9 84% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 91.7 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 54.2 49% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 72%
Micron CT1000X 1TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 861GB free Firmware: PMAP SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 769 771 771 770 767 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 92%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 548GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2226 2280 2247 2275 1020 981 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2583 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 1,838 463% 2,065 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67.1 224% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,229 919% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2666 C18 4x8GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 24.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 26.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	60	7.2"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	560x
Core i9-10900KIntel $415Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	369x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	303x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	278x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	259x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	110x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	146x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	100x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $77Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	72x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,316

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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