Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$139 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 818 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 1002 62% 1002 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873A) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.9% Good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 80.6 71% 83.9 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 77.4 Splatting 70.8 68% 85.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 76%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.68% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 10.9 0% 7 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 0.1 4% 6.3 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 1.68% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 112 52 52 35 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 447 Write 418 Mixed 131 SusWrite 98.7 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 11.1 73% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 133 144% 242 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 121GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 424 415 365 245 227 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 431 Mixed 333 SusWrite 347 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 35.1 128% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 230 204% 308 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 22.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.1 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74% 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 43: 6R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	22%	60	285	221	60	23.5"	1920 1080	ACR0604 Acer KG241Q

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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	554x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	364x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	296x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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