Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210114
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 27 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$118
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 886
88% 717 Pts
64-Core 1144
71% 1144 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195
Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.8% Good
Lighting 93.5
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 85.3
76% 89.7 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 78.8
Splatting 0.2
46% 64.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD15EADS-00P8B0 120GB
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 38 38 9.4 55 33 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 466
Write 378
Mixed 379
SusWrite 69.4
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.9
41% 10.2 MB/s
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
65GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,444
Write 1,843
Mixed 1,556
432% 1,947 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 79
262% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 963
DQ Mixed 1096
822% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB
996GB free
Firmware: CC97
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 77 82 84 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 106
Write 86.6
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 81.5
55% 75.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
64% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 74%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
619GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 126 125 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 125
Write 88.7
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 125
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 24.1
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 27.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,395 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $862
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