Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	167% 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 08:58
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 897 91% 735 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.31% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 9 5% 8.5 fps	MRender 11.7 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.2 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.31% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 2486) ≥ 4GB; Gainward OC CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 183 Parallax 171 153% 181 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 144 Splatting 123 122% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 88 56 55 58 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 917 Mixed 862 SusWrite 114 181% 816 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 71.7 258% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 817 DQ Mixed 220 270% 457 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 209%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 222GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 502 Write 422 Mixed 398 SusWrite 92.8 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 43.9 148% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 240 200% 285 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 91%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 59 57 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 54.1 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 57.2 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 56%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 111 111 118 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 115 Write 126 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 119 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB 2,922 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.4 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 94%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS - $299

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,056x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	508x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	248x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	497x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	385x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	194x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	135x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	111x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	102x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	91x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	90x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,025

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