Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	252% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 19:28
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$270 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 316 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,214 109% 917 Pts	64-Core 2,064 128% 2,064 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 62 55% 66.2 fps	MRender 59.6 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 62 51% 62.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X300 2.5 7MM 128GB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 9GB free Firmware: X3542012 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 450 Mixed 302 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 43 155% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 219 186% 273 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 92%
Sandisk X300 2.5 7MM 128GB 378 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 38GB free Firmware: X3542012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 173 175 177 175 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 448 Mixed 294 SusWrite 183 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 42.9 154% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 220 182% 263 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 1008 1007 1003 998 1003 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,245 Write 2,498 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 1,135 362% 1,596 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 76 256% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,363 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,284 937% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 284%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 227GB free Firmware: PB3OC64G SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 72 Write 68.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 63.1 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 2x8GB 1,101 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.9% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 21.1 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 111%

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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 - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,518x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,365x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,014x
RTX 3080Nvidia $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	851x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	442x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $128Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,140

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16