Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 241%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 261%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics231% 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 Drive297% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 00:37
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
105% 195 Pts
4-Core 645
8-Core 1,171
109% 908 Pts
64-Core 2,146
133% 2,146 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Lighting 348
Reflection 308
Parallax 360
284% 339 fps
MRender 379
Gravity 277
Splatting 194
222% 283 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 231%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 1272 1148 1140 1114 1139 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,451
Write 2,286
Mixed 1,642
SusWrite 1201
424% 1,895 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 80.3
266% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,077
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 991
736% 977 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 297%
Great: 372%
Seagate ST6000VN0011-1UL17Z 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 182 186 186 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 165
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 184
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
456% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 30.4
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 30.3
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS Builds (Compare 3,521 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $1,027
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