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 below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 119%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	330% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	53.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220920
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '23 at 07:38
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-13700KF-$318 20,009 User benchmarks, average bench 126% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Memory 75.5 1-Core 221 2-Core 440 125% 246 Pts	4-Core 871 8-Core 1,632 149% 1,252 Pts	64-Core 3,027 187% 3,027 Pts
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 131%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 310 Reflection 295 Parallax 329 253% 311 fps	Gravity 252 Splatting 184 188% 218 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 3,360 User benchmarks, average bench 381% 722GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2128 1976 1741 1754 1748 1646 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2617 Write 2,410 Mixed 2,506 SusWrite 1,832 527% 2,341 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 65.6 221% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1737 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 557 526% 863 MB/s
Poor: 254% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 469%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 424 412 409 418 439 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 449 Mixed 426 SusWrite 423 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 32.8 108% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 334 241% 314 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1610 1383 1351 1327 1366 1464 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2337 Write 1,840 Mixed 1,937 SusWrite 1,417 422% 1,883 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 53.4 187% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,793 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 437 464% 816 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 435%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 478GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 37.4 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 38.4 52% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GTZR 4x16GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 23 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 21.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 118%

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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 $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	328x
Core i7-13700KIntel $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	307x
Core i5-13600KIntel $269Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	131x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	137x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	135x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	131x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	150x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	127x
990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $190Bench 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: $2,382

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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