Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	250% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 09:28
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$249 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 309 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,119 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,952 121% 1,952 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$550 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 183 Parallax 231 169% 207 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 204 Splatting 127 155% 199 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 894 840 777 684 670 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,502 Write 2,332 Mixed 1,528 SusWrite 829 350% 1,548 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 84.1 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,239 DQ Write 1045 DQ Mixed 1,147 858% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 372%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$70 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 604GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 481 486 486 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 485 Mixed 401 SusWrite 485 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 46.4 161% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 274 225% 322 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1359 1357 1217 1169 1173 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,347 Write 1,345 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 1272 296% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 92.1 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,354 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 1,275 958% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 494GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 143 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 105 SusWrite 141 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3000C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZR 32GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 19.7 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 105%

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

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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 Z490-A - $225

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,541x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,373x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	907x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	857x
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	428x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	593x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	446x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,097

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359