Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 132%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	360% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220907
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '23 at 05:19
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-13600K-$254 27,559 User benchmarks, average bench 122% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 227 2-Core 457 134% 258 Pts	4-Core 922 8-Core 1,485 148% 1,204 Pts	64-Core 2,582 160% 2,582 Pts
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3897) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 315 Reflection 285 Parallax 320 257% 307 fps	Gravity 258 Splatting 188 193% 223 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIE SSD 2TB 2,651 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: H220915a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2126 2109 2374 2578 2709 2530 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,649 Write 2,161 Mixed 2,022 SusWrite 2,404 519% 2,309 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 55.6 182% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 2,021 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 462 509% 911 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 500%
T-force 2TB 2TB 486 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 991GB free Firmware: V1128A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 367 343 358 361 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 379 Write 340 Mixed 303 SusWrite 357 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 20.3 90% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 45.6 72% 136 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Golden Empire CL18-22-22 D4-3600 4x8GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 43.4 129% 45.2 GB/s	SC Read 30.3 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 37.8 111% 38.8 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%

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Gaming 452%

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Desktop 125%

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Workstation 596%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel $470Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	331x
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	309x
Core i5-13600KIntel $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	133x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	137x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	136x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	133x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	152x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	127x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $184Bench 460%, 45,230 samples	59x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	91x
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 4x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 6,580 samples	52x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GTZR 4x8GBGBench 94%, 9,782 samples	31x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $2,376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16