Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	329% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$125 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 154 2-Core 309 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 976 96% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,198 74% 1,198 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 145 Parallax 133 106% 136 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 440GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1671 1671 931 673 531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,761 Write 1,868 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 1191 408% 1,832 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 85.7 287% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,432 DQ Write 1,126 DQ Mixed 580 624% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 311%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 300GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 465 466 463 394 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 469 Mixed 449 SusWrite 443 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 50.4 168% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 291 237% 337 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 252GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 480 480 480 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 250 Mixed 391 SusWrite 474 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 279 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 335GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 191 193 194 193 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 111 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 192 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 25 26 26 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 203 Write 8.5 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 26.3 69% 73 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 11.4 849% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 13 1,169% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 3,694 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 122%

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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 Z490M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	271x
Core i5-10600KIntel $125Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	204x
Core i7-10700Intel $225Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	159x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	107x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	94x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	54x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	50x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	42x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $854

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16