Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive243% 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)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 05:46
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 88.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 990
91% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,651
102% 1,651 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 9
5% 8.47 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
610GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 886 890 890 888 856 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,473
Write 1,321
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 882
268% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 79.4
261% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 483
533% 903 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 243%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 21.7
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,293 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,124
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