Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	15.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 01:58
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,030 99% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,589 98% 1,589 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Sapphire(174B 174B) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.2 Reflection 20.6 Parallax 19.2 17% 20.3 fps	MRender 14.2 Gravity 15.8 Splatting 11.7 11% 13.9 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 118 133 150 150 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 95.4 Mixed 45 SusWrite 134 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.3 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 247GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 49 50 49 50 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 84.9 Write 80.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 49.4 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 394GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 123 132 117 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 150 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 141 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 24GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 9.3 9.1 9 8.9 8.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	5.8% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 8 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 8.5 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.5 67% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.8 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 26.9 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 95%

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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	2,497x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	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 $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