Asus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive255% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus ROG STRIX Z490-A GAMING  (all builds)
Memory56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210503
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$415
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 81.1
1-Core 161
2-Core 320
100% 187 Pts
4-Core 630
8-Core 1,204
109% 917 Pts
64-Core 2,128
132% 2,128 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 1490 1360 1345 1409 1407 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,496
Write 1533
Mixed 1,071
SusWrite 1,416
311% 1,379 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 65.7
219% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 908
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 567
519% 792 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 255%
Great: 282%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 392 387 390 393 393 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 323
Write 320
Mixed 317
SusWrite 391
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 29.7
96% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 210
153% 199 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
General UDisk 2GB
1GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.5 7.9 6.9 7.3 7.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
5.77% Terrible
Read 12.5
Write 3.7
Mixed 3
SusWrite 7.2
8% 6.6 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
37% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.77%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Mushkin MR[ABC]4U320GJJM32G 2x31.5GB
2 of 4 slots used
63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.4% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.5
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 111%

 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 1,828 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: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,147
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