Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 187%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics173% 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 Drive358% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 79.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 313
98% 183 Pts
4-Core 627
8-Core 1,170
107% 899 Pts
64-Core 2139
132% 2139 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
173% Outstanding
Lighting 248
Reflection 220
Parallax 248
202% 239 fps
MRender 281
Gravity 207
Splatting 156
169% 215 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 173%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120
845GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 2266 2276 2271 2231 2225 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 2,600
Write 2,246
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 2,257
471% 2,098 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 57.6
212% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,030
DQ Mixed 991
788% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 358%
Great: 370%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
744GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1243 847 841 843 841 834 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 1,278
Mixed 1136
SusWrite 908
252% 1,117 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 68.1
229% 82.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,367
DQ Write 1,106
DQ Mixed 1236
926% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 227%
Great: 276%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.6% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 21
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,293 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,124
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