Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 182% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	164% 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 Drive	237% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	48.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 21:45
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,152 102% 863 Pts	64-Core 2,060 128% 2,060 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	164% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 236 Parallax 441 166% 294 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 150 Splatting 256 207% 255 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 24GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 507 Write 438 Mixed 294 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 33 112% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 207 162% 231 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
CT2000P1SSD8 2TB 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 254% 961GB free Firmware: P3CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 1021 1058 1008 994 1059 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,359 Write 1,047 Mixed 808 SusWrite 1,025 237% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 45 164% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 99.2 DQ Mixed 167 223% 432 MB/s
Poor: 169% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 321%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1606 1543 1607 1243 866 884 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,157 Write 1,686 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 1,291 356% 1,592 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 38.2 146% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 225 265% 489 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 370%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 116 121 115 115 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 93.6 Write 63.3 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 116 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 96%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 142 134 133 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 145 Write 143 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 137 169% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.2 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.6 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%

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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	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

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 $76Bench 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	233x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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