Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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.
Graphics137% 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 Drive87.7% 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.
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)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 09 '20 at 05:27
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 165
2-Core 322
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1,245
105% 908 Pts
64-Core 2166
134% 2166 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Asus(1043 8711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 186
Parallax 199
155% 192 fps
MRender 206
Gravity 166
Splatting 116
128% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 137%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 210 211 211 215 216 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 402
Write 384
Mixed 341
SusWrite 225
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 39.5
145% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 210
183% 270 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 189 190 176 167 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 30.1
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 46.3
SC Mixed 31
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%

 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 3,522 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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