Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	60% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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 Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '20 at 17:38
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,021 101% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 114 Parallax 109 90% 111 fps	MRender 96.8 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 101 81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 205 201 210 284 201 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60% Above average	Read 306 Write 153 Mixed 212 SusWrite 232 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 25.6 102% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 55.9 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 54 42% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 100%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 100GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 136 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 439 Write 138 Mixed 208 SusWrite 136 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 35.2 135% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 157 128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 77%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 5,568 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 278GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 117 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 98.6 Write 99.8 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 116 70% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 26 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,507x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	425x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	441x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,202

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16