Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	296% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING (all builds)
Memory	53.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 19:11
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 1,100 101% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,902 118% 1,902 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$267 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 104 Reflection 93 Parallax 94.4 85% 97.3 fps	Gravity 88 Splatting 79.3 74% 83.7 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 591GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1678 1718 1709 1718 1719 1723 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 2,228 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 1,711 393% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 66.4 218% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1190 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 901 701% 971 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 347%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 6TB 828 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 8.8 9.4 9.8 11 9.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 5.2 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 9.1 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 159%
Seagate Backup+ BK 500GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 409GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 99.6 Write 67.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 66.1 92% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 41%
WDC WD2000F9YZ-09N20 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1.5TB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 39.5 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 150% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 64GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.9 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 110%

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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	565x
Core i9-10900KIntel $370Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	370x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	307x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	280x
RTX 3070Nvidia $497Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	260x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	113x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	146x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	100x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $80Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	97x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $105Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	75x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	68x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	67x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353