Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	44.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 15:38
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 71.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 209 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 900 84% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,968 122% 1,968 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3509 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 179 Parallax 169 154% 179 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 147 Splatting 123 122% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 640GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1246 1238 1336 1344 1338 1339 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,489 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,111 SusWrite 1,307 300% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 65.3 211% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 568 477% 692 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 255%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 66GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,289 Write 1,475 Mixed 1,241 368% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 64.2 213% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 978 714% 930 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Intel SS DPEKNW020T8 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 0208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 229 231 230 231 221 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 392 Write 118 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 228 42% 193 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 34.3 95% 24 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 43GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 93 96 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 83.6 Write 80.7 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 95.4 63% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 62 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 57.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 62.3 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 68%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 2BC10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 5.1 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Read 5.2 Write 5.5 Mixed 4 SusWrite 5.7 4% 5.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 70%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$89 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 14GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 70 75 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 89.4 Write 83.2 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 75 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 165% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 73%
SanDisk SDSSDA480G 480GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 374GB free, PID 1057 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 37 12 5.9 12 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.8% Average	Read 241 Write 46.7 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 17.2 69% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 6.9 373% 7.67 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.6 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 13.9 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 134%

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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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	365x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	297x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	95x

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	67x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16