Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.41% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive259% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '20 at 17:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i3-10320
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 278
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 760
75% 615 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8336
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.41% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 8.22
6% 9 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 16.3
10% 12 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.41%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 464 420 421 417 418 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,524
Write 2156
Mixed 1,269
SusWrite 453
356% 1,600 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 84.3
275% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 1,112
805% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 259%
Great: 302%
USB3.0 1TB
402GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 95 96 95 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 128
Write 127
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 95
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 102%
USB3.0 1TB
800GB free
Firmware: 0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 95 96 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 90
Write 89.7
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 95
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 4133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 48
MC Write 47.6
MC Mixed 32.8
122% 42.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 33.5
100% 35 GB/s
Latency 46.5
86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 120%
Great: 135%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,030
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