Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200721
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '21 at 14:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU10%
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 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-$236
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 158
2-Core 316
103% 189 Pts
4-Core 631
8-Core 1,198
109% 915 Pts
64-Core 1,712
106% 1,712 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 106
Parallax 132
97% 119 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 108
Splatting 99
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 222
Write 126
Mixed 182
39% 176 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 23.2
104% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.8
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 63.5
56% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
91GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 158 156 161 161 160 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 95.7
Write 74.8
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 158
71% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 114%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 32GB
29GB free, PID 0918
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 22 22 20 21 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 99.7
Write 25.2
Mixed 27
SusWrite 19.7
45% 42.9 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.3
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.9%
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 7,291 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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