Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	301% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201102
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '20 at 23:30
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 164 2-Core 329 106% 196 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1053 105% 854 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4051) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3963 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 194 Parallax 187 7% 130 fps	MRender 0.1 Gravity 156 Splatting 131 84% 95.5 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 980 992 995 1003 992 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2021 Write 2,315 Mixed 1,764 SusWrite 1,055 402% 1,789 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 84.7 318% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1470 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,301 979% 1314 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 297%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 20GB free Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 466 Mixed 450 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.8 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 273 228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 64 SusWrite 129 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZB F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3400, 3400, 3400, 3400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.6 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.8 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

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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 - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
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	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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