Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 328 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,249 105% 908 Pts	64-Core 2,136 132% 2,136 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 182 Parallax 175 131% 172 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 66.1 57% 70 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 57.4 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 266 283 282 272 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 410 SusWrite 297 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.6 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 35GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 279 199 182 171 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 483 Mixed 421 SusWrite 234 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 56.4 188% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 289 290 279 252 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 421 SusWrite 289 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 2x8GB 3,279 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 19.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 106%

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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	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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