Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 208%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 214%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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.
Graphics215% 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 Drive233% 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 PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 86.1
1-Core 152
2-Core 310
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 607
8-Core 1,073
101% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,653
102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
215% Outstanding
Lighting 324
Reflection 287
Parallax 318
264% 310 fps
MRender 332
Gravity 254
Splatting 184
202% 257 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 215%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 786 944 939 944 937 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 1,233
Mixed 1,148
SusWrite 884
266% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 71.3
240% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,154
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 533
532% 860 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 233%
Great: 370%
WDC WD140EDFZ-11A0VA0 14TB
13TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 210 206 199 208 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
25.9% Poor
Read 202
Write 202
Mixed 133
SusWrite 207
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 2.5
17% 6.07 MB/s
DQ Read 7.2
DQ Write 6.5
DQ Mixed 6.8
5% 6.83 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 26%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 25.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 26.2
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,117
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