Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	370% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 04:34
Run Duration	469 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1046 96% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,618 100% 1,618 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB; GV-N1060G1GAMING-6GD, Gigabyte G1 Gaming CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 198 Parallax 141 123% 164 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 143 Splatting 127 122% 153 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41061C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1717 2232 2457 2409 1545 1522 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	370% Outstanding	Read 2,707 Write 2,488 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 1,980 498% 2,219 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 86.2 286% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,117 848% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 370% Great: 414%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2333 2207 1508 1505 1510 1519 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,524 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,781 SusWrite 1,764 471% 2,099 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 82.8 275% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,102 DQ Mixed 1,222 917% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 410%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 45 47 48 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 277 Write 49.5 Mixed 137 SusWrite 46.5 140% 128 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 10.6 997% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.8 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 11.6 1,066% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 864GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 139 139 140 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 19.1 SusWrite 138 147% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 52%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.9 3.2 3 3.3 2.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 3 6% 5.22 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 26.5 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 0R 5G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
15%	17%	30	313	233	60	31.5"	2560 1440	GBT3200 G32QC

History: Score 3: 0R 0G 3B | Score 15: 1R 2G 4B | Score 14: 1R 2G 3B | Score 15: 0R 5G 0B

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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	2,498x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

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

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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