Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive353% 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 TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 1,009
95% 789 Pts
64-Core 1,528
95% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
PNY(196E 1348) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.9% Very good
Lighting 89.7
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 77.9
73% 83.4 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 71
70% 87.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
849GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2334 2219 1562 1552 1560 1568 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
353% Outstanding
Read 2,617
Write 2,406
Mixed 1,815
SusWrite 1,799
485% 2,159 MB/s
4K Read 63.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 87.9
288% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,175
DQ Write 1000
DQ Mixed 1,097
820% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 353%
Great: 410%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
111GB free
Firmware: UE510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 80 86 89 87 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 449
Write 228
Mixed 199
SusWrite 118
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 19
76% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 90.6
DQ Mixed 41.8
48% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 53%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 LENOVO 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA850
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 196 195 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 190
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 194
109% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 24.9
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 41.1
SC Mixed 29.7
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,011
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