Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 197% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	371% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 00:10
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 1,245 111% 939 Pts	64-Core 2,143 133% 2,143 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% PNY(196E 136A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5575 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 266 Parallax 270 200% 260 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 213 Splatting 169 179% 227 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2413 2227 1928 1929 1920 1929 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 2410 Mixed 2,334 SusWrite 2,058 528% 2,345 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 92 296% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 1,040 DQ Mixed 1,137 850% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 259GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8888 Write 8,155 Mixed 8293 1,886% 8,445 MB/s	4K Read 746 4K Write 562 4K Mixed 599 2,196% 636 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,268 DQ Mixed 1,418 1,066% 1,429 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2K4000C19 4x8GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 138%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $200Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: $1,319

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16