Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 215%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 237%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics208% 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 Drive201% 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)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 01:20
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 161
2-Core 318
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 620
8-Core 1237
110% 929 Pts
64-Core 2,156
133% 2,156 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Gigabyte(1458 4042) ≥ 4GB; aorus rtx 3090 master
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
208% Outstanding
Lighting 315
Reflection 291
Parallax 357
257% 321 fps
MRender 334
Gravity 252
Splatting 149
190% 245 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 208%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 775 425 427 427 429 426 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,698
Write 1,625
Mixed 1,182
SusWrite 485
279% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 52.8
203% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 924
694% 930 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 201%
Great: 237%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2.5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 181 176 181 179 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.7% Poor
Read 200
Write 181
Mixed 111
SusWrite 179
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 8.9
4K Mixed 0.7
9% 3.93 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.2
2% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 123%
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 42.3
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 32.5
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 50.5
SC Mixed 31.5
98% 34.3 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 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 3,521 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: $1,027
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