Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 210% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94% 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	32GB 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 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 23:01
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,077 100% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,630 101% 1,630 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 305 Reflection 275 Parallax 348 249% 309 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 248 Splatting 184 202% 257 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 286 304 304 304 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 306 Mixed 291 SusWrite 289 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 34.6 136% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 240 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 23GB free Firmware: EXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,595 Write 1,529 Mixed 1,841 440% 1,988 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 74.2 242% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 1,034 774% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 953GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 117 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 28.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.2% 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 81: 9R 7G 15B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
81%	65%	48	309	235	240	27.7"	1920 1080	ACR0585 Acer XB272

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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	2,495x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	891x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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