Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	335% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 20:04
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$220 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,272 113% 959 Pts	64-Core 1,756 109% 1,756 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3776) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1343 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 56.2 35% 45.9 fps	MRender 50.5 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 42.7 39% 48.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 594GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1785 1965 2029 2025 1837 1065 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	335% Outstanding	Read 2,657 Write 2,199 Mixed 1,657 SusWrite 1,784 465% 2,074 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.4 224% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1,044 800% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 335% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 25.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,505x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	896x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	850x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	240x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $115Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16