Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 214% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	191% 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	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

18 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '22 at 04:48
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th 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-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,202 108% 911 Pts	64-Core 2,026 125% 2,026 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 245 Parallax 274 232% 268 fps	MRender 287 Gravity 224 Splatting 161 176% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 195 144 226 169 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 1,418 Mixed 179 SusWrite 227 112% 485 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 4.8 63% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 420 DQ Mixed 345 263% 348 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 305%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT303.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 870 888 940 1104 1103 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,356 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,630 SusWrite 1,076 365% 1,610 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.4 201% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1287 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1106 838% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 303%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 31.1 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 50.9 SC Mixed 32.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 132%

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	552x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	363x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	256x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 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	97x
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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	67x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	66x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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