Asus TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive272% 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 TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 12:02
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 84.1
1-Core 159
2-Core 307
99% 184 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 1,232
109% 924 Pts
64-Core 2,131
132% 2,131 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 144
Parallax 147
124% 148 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 129
Splatting 113
113% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1980 816 816 817 818 819 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,734
SusWrite 1,011
422% 1,887 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 77
252% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 884
DQ Write 403
DQ Mixed 556
436% 615 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 272%
Great: 355%
Toshiba MG03ACA200 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 151 146 147 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 141
Write 146
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 148
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 DDR4 3000 DDR4 3200 32GB
2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 23.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78%
Great: 99%

 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 3,520 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: $1,030
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