Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 225% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% 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	286% 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	64GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '23 at 21:42
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,164 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,937 120% 1,937 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$550 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 8830) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 307 Reflection 266 Parallax 307 250% 293 fps	MRender 332 Gravity 248 Splatting 181 200% 254 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1936 1724 1719 1726 1369 368 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,986 Write 2,076 Mixed 1,755 SusWrite 1,474 411% 1,823 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 67.1 236% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 786 DQ Mixed 997 740% 988 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 347%
Asmt 2115 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 24GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 39 46 33 39 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 375 Write 73.7 Mixed 89 SusWrite 39 31% 144 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 18.6 74% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 49.1 DQ Write 74.3 DQ Mixed 21.9 28% 48.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 6TB 828 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 38,064 Write 0.8 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 0.9 6,798% 9,517 MB/s	4K Read 1,503 4K Mixed 0 93,925% 751 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 159%
WDC WD2000F9YZ-09N20 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1.5TB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 38 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20% Poor	Read 36.9 Write 37.3 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 38.6 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 112% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 24%
Seagate Backup+ BK 500GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 393GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 78 79 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 88.4 Write 39.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 77.1 83% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 64GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 29.7 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 29.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 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%	0	72	60	60	27"	1920 1009	SAM0BE9 S27D590

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	561x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	370x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	306x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	279x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	259x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	113x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	146x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	100x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $80Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	96x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $116Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	74x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $983

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359