Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 188%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 214%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive214% 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)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '20 at 08:52
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 157
2-Core 310
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,202
102% 879 Pts
64-Core 2,195
136% 2,195 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 276
Reflection 282
Parallax 299
225% 286 fps
MRender 336
Gravity 247
Splatting 149
189% 244 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 191%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 423 423 425 410 424 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,562
Write 1,641
Mixed 1,248
SusWrite 479
276% 1,232 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 69.5
240% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 901
DQ Mixed 1,003
768% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 214%
Great: 237%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 178 173 180 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
21% Poor
Read 193
Write 181
Mixed 112
SusWrite 177
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 9.5
4K Mixed 0.7
8% 3.8 MB/s
DQ Read 0.9
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 32.3
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 50.1
SC Mixed 30.5
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
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 3,522 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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