Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory48 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200529
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 16 '21 at 10:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 81.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 302
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 1130
104% 871 Pts
64-Core 1982
123% 1982 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 98%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 69.2
64% 75 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 73.7
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 42 79 43 81 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 469
Write 457
Mixed 395
SusWrite 118
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 36.5
132% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 298
217% 278 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 95%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
8TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 89 76 87 123 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 561
Write 363
Mixed 97
SusWrite 110
62% 283 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 1.2
11% 4.5 MB/s
DQ Read 6.8
DQ Write 12
DQ Mixed 9
7% 9.27 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 23%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
10TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 110 91 105 130 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 16
Write 141
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 124
55% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.2
121% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.1% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 21.5
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 154%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,335 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $1,180
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HDDRAMUSB
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