Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 216% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	189% 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 Drive	322% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '20 at 20:59
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 306 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,190 108% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,127 132% 2,127 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); Asus ROG STRIX RTX 3090 OC CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 276 Reflection 286 Parallax 350 225% 304 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 247 Splatting 144 185% 239 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1616 1592 1415 1285 1342 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 1,464 461% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 81.8 269% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,313 DQ Write 703 DQ Mixed 984 738% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 410%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 301GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 1166 1167 1168 1168 1168 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1364 Write 1,146 Mixed 792 SusWrite 1,159 250% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.8 198% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 501 460% 730 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 283%
Synology iSCSI Storage 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 260GB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 89 97 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.8% Poor	Read 99.5 Write 89.1 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 90.8 20% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 13.1 44% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 71.7 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 71.6 56% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 56%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 874GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 488 488 488 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 468 Mixed 413 SusWrite 487 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 57.7 191% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4K4000C19 4x8GB 666 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 34.1 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 47.8 SC Mixed 32.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 136%

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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 - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,494x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16