Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 185%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 206%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics197% 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 Drive296% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210713
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 00:40
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$430
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 78.9
1-Core 158
2-Core 310
97% 182 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 1,130
104% 871 Pts
64-Core 2,037
126% 2,037 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$550
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Lighting 289
Reflection 262
Parallax 295
235% 282 fps
MRender 327
Gravity 237
Splatting 179
195% 248 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 197%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
853GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1936 1906 1894 1888 1889 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 1,672
Write 1979
Mixed 1,769
SusWrite 1,900
414% 1,830 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 73.1
237% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,034
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 872
654% 878 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 296%
Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 215 213 216 215 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB
32GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.9 11 10 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
15.9% Very poor
Read 18.2
Write 15.3
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 10.7
22% 16 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 3.3
238% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,841 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $927
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