Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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.
Graphics118% 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.
Boot Drive232% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 14:52
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 161
2-Core 322
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 993
98% 803 Pts
64-Core 1,302
81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 180
Parallax 170
128% 169 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 165
Splatting 120
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 915 621 623 618 618 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,307
Write 1,102
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 782
236% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 78
262% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1265
DQ Write 1,035
DQ Mixed 1154
863% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 232%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 24.7
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 27.1
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,325 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: $1,103
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