Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics5.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '21 at 22:29
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$224
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 168
2-Core 329
106% 196 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,203
108% 913 Pts
64-Core 1,706
106% 1,706 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.83% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 8.7
5% 8.23 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 11.8
8% 9.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.83%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1111
Write 1,132
Mixed 1,054
246% 1,099 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 69.4
237% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,357
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1,223
913% 1218 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB
3TB free
Firmware: SN04
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 174
Write 172
Mixed 92.5
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 1.1
401% 4.77 MB/s
DQ Read 2
DQ Write 10.9
DQ Mixed 0.6
23% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB
10GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 110
Write 40.9
Mixed 23.4
59% 58.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.2% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 11.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 15.4
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,336 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,194
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