Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	117% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	29 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	Apr 26 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$260 21,040 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,230 110% 932 Pts	64-Core 2,155 133% 2,155 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074); Nvidia RTX3060 CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 120 Parallax 127 109% 127 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 105 Splatting 90.9 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 357 357 358 359 345 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 475 Mixed 444 SusWrite 363 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 57.6 188% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 188 189 188 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 174 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 185 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB 671 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 51GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 24 25 27 25 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 103 Write 57.3 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 26.2 72% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.1 122% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 22.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 120%

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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	2,490x
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	586x
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 $275	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