Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	40.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	306% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 23:26
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$274 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 1,126 104% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,678 104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 400E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 53.4 Reflection 53.9 Parallax 46.1 44% 51.1 fps	MRender 42.1 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 41.6 35% 43 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB 15,095 User benchmarks, average bench 369% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 613000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2453 1137 858 954 958 817 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,678 Write 2,411 Mixed 2,219 SusWrite 1196 476% 2,126 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 76 258% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 988 751% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 234% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 494%
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ3 512GB 2,163 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 443GB free Firmware: E8FK11.T SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 502 512 506 509 498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 716 Write 944 Mixed 816 SusWrite 528 170% 751 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 49.3 170% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 919 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 807 610% 821 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 150%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3733 C17 Series 2x8GB 1,545 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 23.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 24.5 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 112%

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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	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16