Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 202%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 235%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics219% 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 Drive303% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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)
Memory121.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 11:13
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 79.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 310
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,242
107% 915 Pts
64-Core 2,127
132% 2,127 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 95%
Great: 106%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
219% Outstanding
Lighting 326
Reflection 299
Parallax 342
266% 322 fps
MRender 365
Gravity 268
Splatting 192
215% 275 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 219%
Great: 230%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.33% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 9.2
5% 8.57 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.9
Splatting 12.4
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.33%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1723 1940 1834 1917 1897 1872 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 1,806
Mixed 1,223
SusWrite 1,864
388% 1,725 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 71
233% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 777
588% 794 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 303%
Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154
41GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,522
Write 1,096
Mixed 1,327
361% 1,648 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 72.1
264% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1038
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 936
690% 912 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Sabrent Rocket Q4 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: RKT40Q.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2074 1895 1610 1683 2063 2070 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 1,049
Write 1,445
Mixed 1,652
SusWrite 1,899
344% 1,511 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 66.3
233% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 953
696% 908 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 269%
Great: 442%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTRS 4x31.8GB
4 of 4 slots used
127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
76.1% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.6
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 80.9
49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 177%

 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 1,807 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: $1,342
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