Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 198%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive322% 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)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 10 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 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-$440
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 315
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 1,137
105% 878 Pts
64-Core 2,101
130% 2,101 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 280
Reflection 279
Parallax 347
228% 302 fps
MRender 330
Gravity 251
Splatting 141
186% 241 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 191%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1439 1459 1391 1540 1531 1504 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
322% Outstanding
Read 2,591
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,759
SusWrite 1,477
453% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 79.9
265% 91.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,321
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 989
743% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 322%
Great: 410%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
301GB free
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 1165 1160 1157 1161 1157 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,363
Write 1,151
Mixed 782
SusWrite 1,154
250% 1,112 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57
199% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 488
445% 707 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 223%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
874GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 488 485 484 485 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 466
Mixed 423
SusWrite 485
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 57.3
190% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4K4000C19 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
114% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 46.2
MC Mixed 33.6
118% 41.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 46.4
SC Mixed 30.4
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 114%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,347 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 - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,205
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