Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '21 at 15:57
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 240
92% 161 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 956
91% 751 Pts
64-Core 1,536
95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 86
Reflection 93.8
Parallax 86.1
70% 88.6 fps
MRender 82.4
Gravity 87.5
Splatting 84.2
69% 84.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 94 85 87 87 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 440
Mixed 392
SusWrite 124
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 53
174% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 350
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
226GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 465 475 479 477 480 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 480
Mixed 440
SusWrite 466
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 57
186% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.9% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.2
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 24.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,331 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: $1,196
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