Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 14:56
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 789 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 1,378 85% 1,378 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 48.2 Parallax 42 42% 47.3 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 51.4 Splatting 43.8 41% 50.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 405 420 319 380 287 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 433 Mixed 415 SusWrite 365 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 46.2 145% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 290 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 830GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 177 172 182 180 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 114 Write 146 Mixed 68 SusWrite 176 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 18.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 108%

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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 (WI-FI) - $195

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,650x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	509x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	491x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	763x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	611x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	324x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	212x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	208x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	150x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	141x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	140x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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