Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.28% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	199% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 18:16
Run Duration	435 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 893 85% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9864 Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.28% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 9.7 Parallax 8.8 5% 8.2 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 299 210 273 215 251 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,549 Write 2,080 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 231 315% 1,400 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 77.2 259% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,074 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 910 689% 932 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 365%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 57GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 423 Mixed 315 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 41.7 144% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 345 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 160GB (2010)-$50 2,106 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 11 71 73 74 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 23.2 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 50.4 37% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 51%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 88GB free Firmware: PB3OC60N Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 39.1 Mixed 24.9 24% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 19.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.8 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 128%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	18%	91	40	23	60	27"	1920 1080	PHLC093 273EQH

History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 43: 5R 4G 6B | Score 46: 5R 5G 6B

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	554x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	256x
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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	94x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	70x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,070

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16