Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	183% 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	235% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 09:10
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,011 96% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 262 Reflection 246 Parallax 270 214% 259 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 226 Splatting 169 184% 234 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1273 879 613 610 609 609 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 1,286 Mixed 1212 SusWrite 765 265% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 76.2 254% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 1,130 845% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 41GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 319 318 318 317 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 468 Mixed 400 SusWrite 334 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 53.9 181% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 26.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 120%

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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 $625Bench 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 $40	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