Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 262% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 276% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	242% 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	251% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 169 2-Core 336 109% 201 Pts	4-Core 676 8-Core 1,348 119% 1,012 Pts	64-Core 1,835 114% 1,835 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 5425 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Lighting 370 Reflection 323 Parallax 397 302% 364 fps	MRender 394 Gravity 286 Splatting 198 229% 293 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB 561 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 522GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1609 1010 1012 1012 1010 982 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 2,457 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 1,106 360% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 77.9 259% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,195 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 1,086 811% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 275%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 101GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 55 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 455 Write 415 Mixed 378 SusWrite 89.2 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.5 158% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 240 198% 283 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 91%
Dierya 500GB 500GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 466GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 459 458 459 461 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 435 Mixed 410 SusWrite 461 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.1 202% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 142 167% 289 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 130%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 931 931 931 931 930 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,010 Write 931 Mixed 680 SusWrite 927 199% 887 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 52 179% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 534 415% 561 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 565%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-4300 4x8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 35.3 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 53 SC Mixed 34.2 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%

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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 $442Bench 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 $274Bench 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 $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 $40	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