Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	176% 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	32GB 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 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, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 00:45
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,115 105% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,698 105% 1,698 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.2 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 184 105% 151 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 130 Splatting 93.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1192 1193 838 903 606 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1412 Write 1,174 Mixed 711 SusWrite 979 239% 1,069 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 36.7 70% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 857 DQ Mixed 485 452% 695 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 248%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 111 86 83 110 106 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 303 Write 69.9 Mixed 146 SusWrite 104 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 15.7 67% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 92.9 DQ Write 78.2 DQ Mixed 41.8 43% 71 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 338GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 151 150 152 151 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 151 Write 136 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 151 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 30 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 30.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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

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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	2,493x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

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 $95Bench 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	234x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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