Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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 Drive	139% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 19:04
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$274 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,169 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 2,001 124% 2,001 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Asus(1043 8736) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 179 Parallax 191 153% 186 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 160 Splatting 110 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GB 17,295 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20110006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 339 350 331 326 330 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 321 Mixed 361 SusWrite 341 104% 474 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.1 183% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 337 313% 497 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 197%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 913GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2057 2151 2147 2148 2151 2148 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 1,770 Write 1,582 Mixed 1,907 SusWrite 2,134 418% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 74.4 261% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1168 DQ Write 929 DQ Mixed 1,078 799% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 208 201 212 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 149 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 208 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 5GB free Firmware: VX14 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 98.1 Write 96.8 Mixed 67.5 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 24.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 25.7 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,497x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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