Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 185% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	244% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 08:20
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1,198 107% 902 Pts	64-Core 1,639 101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 242 Parallax 262 199% 249 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 242 Splatting 144 177% 228 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 833GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1103 1111 1120 1127 1129 1128 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,491 Write 1034 Mixed 1,041 SusWrite 1,120 262% 1,172 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.9 238% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 1,146 799% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 336%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 460GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 479 482 483 483 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 480 Mixed 412 SusWrite 481 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 45.1 153% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 30 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,501x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	892x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $184	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