Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57.6% 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	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	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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 20:48
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 160 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,119 104% 869 Pts	64-Core 2,101 130% 2,101 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 401B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 75 Parallax 73.5 60% 74.1 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 73 Splatting 59.1 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,079 Write 1970 Mixed 1,309 397% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 56.9 185% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 168 209% 390 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 332%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 33GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 124 121 138 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 286 Write 207 Mixed 234 SusWrite 130 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 61.6 4K Mixed 35.1 118% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 66.4 74% 125 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 84%
Lntenso SATAIII 1TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 335GB free Firmware: S1120A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 201 11 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 506 Write 423 Mixed 376 SusWrite 113 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 26.7 102% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 36.6 50% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 103%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 761GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 1794 1848 1846 1822 1907 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,584 Write 1,915 Mixed 1,426 SusWrite 1,814 433% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 49.5 161% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 532 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 120 137% 247 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G26C16U4W.16FD 2x16GB 207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 96%

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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	555x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	366x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	299x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $1,332

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16