Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 168%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 186%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive270% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 08:55
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 162
2-Core 321
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 1,258
112% 946 Pts
64-Core 2,148
133% 2,148 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 233
Parallax 231
183% 230 fps
MRender 264
Gravity 221
Splatting 140
163% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 535 516 539 524 511 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 2,357
Mixed 1,539
SusWrite 540
389% 1,744 MB/s
4K Read 61.7
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 83.3
275% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,215
DQ Write 1005
DQ Mixed 1,119
835% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 270%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
482GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 240 240 240 240 240 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
83.3% Excellent
Read 255
Write 239
Mixed 242
SusWrite 239
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 48.1
160% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 193
145% 194 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
80GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 60 60 61 61 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 25.6
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 25.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,305 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,112
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