Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '24 at 04:34
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 271 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 939 90% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,473 91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 64.2 54% 67.1 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 62.6 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9805 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.98% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 9.9 Parallax 9.1 5% 8.2 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.98% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 72GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,514 Write 2,312 Mixed 1,820 493% 2,215 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 78.1 256% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 992 739% 989 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 76 60 59 59 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 476 Mixed 408 SusWrite 109 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 52.3 176% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 124%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 82GB free Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 296 293 292 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 464 Write 301 Mixed 282 SusWrite 294 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 23.6 94% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 131 111% 169 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 4x4GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 103%

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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	69	56	144	24"	1920 1017	AOC2460 G2460

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
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	95x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 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: $1,342

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16