Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 311 99% 184 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,166 105% 885 Pts	64-Core 2,048 127% 2,048 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3722) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 61.5 52% 64 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 67 Splatting 62.3 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 390 Write 308 Mixed 279 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 23.3 116% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 137 132% 202 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Kingston SE50S3240G 240GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 94GB free Firmware: KE1ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 250 249 143 155 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 257 Mixed 289 SusWrite 200 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 44.7 159% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 169 155% 239 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$81 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 885GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1817 1654 1655 1658 1658 1659 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,592 Write 2,381 Mixed 1,867 SusWrite 1,684 478% 2131 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 85.2 280% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,152 864% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 410%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 847GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 67 67 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 67.4 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 77.1 52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 64: 10R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
64%	47%	34	309	232	60	27"	1920 1080	HPN3424 HP 27 Curved

History: Score 39: 4R 5G 4B | Score 64: 10R 4G 2B

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	276x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	257x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	109x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 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 $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16