Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics102% 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 Drive271% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '21 at 01:37
Run Duration272 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 302
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 1,020
98% 807 Pts
64-Core 1,559
96% 1,559 Pts
Poor: 85%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 147
Parallax 202
106% 160 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 97.8
95% 119 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1463 835 847 859 808 750 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
271% Outstanding
Read 2,538
Write 2,316
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 927
425% 1,899 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 77.9
253% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 848
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 773
577% 769 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 271%
Great: 340%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$75
466GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 483 483 483 442 351 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 475
Mixed 452
SusWrite 453
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 55.1
180% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 130%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 41 41 42 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 134
Write 60.2
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 40.5
57% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 117 118 112 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 125
Write 113
Mixed 97.9
SusWrite 115
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 67%
WD 6400AAV External 640GB
210GB free, PID 1001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 40 40 38 39 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 31.7
Write 31.1
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 38.2
44% 32 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 22%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 32
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 30.2
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 24: 2R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
24% 23% 43 107 4 60 48.9" 3840 1080 ACR06D5 EI491CR
Typical PRIME Z490M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,382 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $849
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