Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 11 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 10900K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,098
103% 854 Pts
64-Core 2,025
125% 2,025 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3482 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.1% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 110
Parallax 123
97% 117 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 114
Splatting 104
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 57 58 60 61 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
572GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 366 363 361 360 364 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 407
Mixed 333
SusWrite 370
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 38.5
154% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 186
184% 295 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 191 194 194 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 151
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 193
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 110%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB
2133, 2133, 2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 31.4
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 47.1
SC Mixed 29.8
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING Builds (Compare 1,800 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,355
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