Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 245% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 252% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	235% 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 Drive	291% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 23:11
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,208 110% 924 Pts	64-Core 1,709 106% 1,709 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,420 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5252 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Lighting 362 Reflection 318 Parallax 364 295% 348 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 276 Splatting 190 217% 277 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 624 921 925 929 932 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,490 Write 1,992 Mixed 262 SusWrite 870 310% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 82.5 279% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,293 DQ Write 1031 DQ Mixed 518 563% 947 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 310%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 276GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 390 480 483 486 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 398 SusWrite 411 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 56.7 192% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 29.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,498x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	892x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

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