Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 171%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 185%
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics163% 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 Drive263% 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 PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 16:33
Run Duration268 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 i9-10850K-$279
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 157
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1,208
108% 914 Pts
64-Core 2,048
127% 2,048 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 226
Reflection 238
Parallax 259
184% 241 fps
MRender 272
Gravity 221
Splatting 145
167% 213 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 591 475 429 429 421 422 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,516
Write 2,260
Mixed 1,509
SusWrite 461
376% 1,687 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 86.3
286% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 1,118
808% 1,040 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 263%
Great: 280%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
396GB free
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 89 89 52 52 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 420
Write 325
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 115
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 15
66% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 39.5
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 18.5
16% 24.9 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 102%
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB
497GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2424 2439 2438 2435 2439 2435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
392% Outstanding
Read 2,678
Write 2,390
Mixed 1415
SusWrite 2,435
501% 2,230 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 80.3
272% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,307
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 1,178
882% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 194%
This bench: 392%
Great: 392%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 37.2
MC Mixed 28.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 29.5
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $265

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,119
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