Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive220% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201126
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 14:31
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 90.4
1-Core 154
2-Core 308
100% 184 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,132
104% 871 Pts
64-Core 2054
127% 2054 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 188
Parallax 183
166% 191 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 143
Splatting 129
121% 150 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 140%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 603 603 604 597 603 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 1,182
Mixed 1084
SusWrite 608
237% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 58.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 78.1
257% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 1,186
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 1,076
806% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 220%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
169GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 105 105 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 160
Write 158
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 105
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 25.9
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 25.6
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 131%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,344 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,191
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