Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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	31.2% 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	81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 13:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,082 102% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,647 102% 1,647 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 37.5 33% 39.2 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 26.3 27% 34.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
3 1TB SSD 1TB 4,965 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 573GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1011A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 414 422 422 428 192 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 488 Write 438 Mixed 361 SusWrite 363 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 19.9 101% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 25.8 75% 154 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 80GB free Firmware: AX0G1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 77 77 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 73.1 Write 74.3 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 75.1 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z2933C16 2x8GB 1,790 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 23.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 25.1 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 102%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,305 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

UFO

Desktop 101%

UFO

Workstation 142%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,499x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	892x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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