Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics145% 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 Drive175% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210415
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateJul 21 '21 at 17:03
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 80.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 308
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1,116
101% 850 Pts
64-Core 2,032
126% 2,032 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 95%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB; ASUS
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 212
Reflection 200
Parallax 193
173% 202 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 145
Splatting 131
124% 154 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 145%
Great: 158%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 794 558 482 457 434 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,538
Write 1,646
Mixed 1252
SusWrite 678
287% 1,279 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 62.5
213% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 49.9
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 79.5
75% 112 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 175%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL32G32C16U4B.M16FB1 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 24.9
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 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% 13 299 217 165 24" 1920 1080 AUS24AC VG248
Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,800 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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