Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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	133% 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	166% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 11:27
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 168 2-Core 294 103% 186 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1,127 102% 858 Pts	64-Core 2,134 132% 2,134 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87E0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 227 Parallax 165 149% 192 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 148 Splatting 133 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 974 489 489 490 488 478 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,322 Write 1,426 Mixed 541 SusWrite 568 216% 964 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 49.5 180% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 527 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 438 351% 491 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 311%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 112GB free Firmware: SBFMP1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 91 137 91 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 506 Write 359 Mixed 348 SusWrite 149 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 35.6 144% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 192 173% 260 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 88%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 442GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1069 492 488 489 483 485 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,358 Write 522 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 584 197% 885 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 75.8 249% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 437 481% 811 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 4,750 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 26.9 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 48.3 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 10R 2G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	67%	33	299	211	240	26.5"	1920 1080	GSM5B8E 27GN7

History: Score 43: 5R 4G 6B | Score 66: 10R 2G 10B

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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 $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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,355

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 $15	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