Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200323
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '21 at 15:15
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 157
2-Core 310
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 949
96% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,272
79% 1,272 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 114
Parallax 128
100% 121 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 113
Splatting 106
106% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PH5-CE120 120GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: F/W:1.0
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 162
Write 112
Mixed 117
29% 130 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 50.1
4K Mixed 20.2
84% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 83.7
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 128
92% 116 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 71%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 130 130 133 125 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 102
Write 118
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 123
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
200% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
239GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 159 162 161 161 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 122
Write 112
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 160
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 25.9
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 42.6
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,300 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,114
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