Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	199% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '22 at 00:38
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,004 96% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,546 96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	4.32% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 9.7 Parallax 8.3 4% 7.83 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 0.2 4% 5.63 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.32% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS500G 500GB 34,043 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8542105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 1456 1508 594 423 507 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 1,572 Mixed 1,066 SusWrite 996 281% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 26.7 167% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 516 465% 698 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 244%
Team T253X2001T 1TB 11,283 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 692GB free Firmware: U0503A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 409 416 407 409 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 496 Write 409 Mixed 363 SusWrite 412 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 23.1 109% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 37 93% 194 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 112 108 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 119 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 112 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 67%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 5571, Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.2 4.7 3.5 5.7 4.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	5.53% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.6 8% 7.75 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.4 72% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.53% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 7,481 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 91%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,057x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	508x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	249x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	497x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	385x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	194x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	135x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	111x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,030

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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