Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	169% 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	303% 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	64GB 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 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	59.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 06:26
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (60^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 as expected (56^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,010 98% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,626 101% 1,626 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3881) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	169% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 237 Parallax 254 186% 240 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 225 Splatting 171 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 958 828 831 833 837 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,804 SusWrite 1,049 433% 1,935 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.3 284% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,201 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 1,101 819% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 355%
Intel 540s Series 120GB 4,012 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 11GB free Firmware: LSBG200 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 248 Mixed 236 70% 321 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 34.4 123% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 203 155% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$128 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 911GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 489 489 488 489 489 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 459 Mixed 411 SusWrite 489 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 57.3 191% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 613GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 183 183 183 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 130 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 183 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
GB1000EAMYC 1TB 1,329 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 558GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 97 97 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 89 Mixed 72 SusWrite 95.9 65% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 104 104 105 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 100 Write 67.8 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 101 108% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4D3600C18 4x16GB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 15.3 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 133%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 6R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	14%	86	311	236	60	27.9"	2560 1440	ACI28A3 ASUS PB287Q

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 7,286 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	2,489x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	439x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	272x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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