Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	95.9% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200408
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 19:13
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i5-10400-$125 71,804 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 237 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 765 75% 612 Pts	64-Core 1,024 63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4009) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 118 Parallax 137 106% 128 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 122 Splatting 114 114% 144 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 425 436 395 422 433 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 443 Mixed 399 SusWrite 417 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 40.8 126% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 210 163% 232 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 125%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 517GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1664 1717 1691 1738 383 235 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,730 Write 1,819 Mixed 1,401 SusWrite 1,238 348% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 54 183% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 410 DQ Write 84.4 DQ Mixed 112 117% 202 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 365%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 152 142 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 163 Mixed 106 SusWrite 148 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,310 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 578GB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 82 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 79.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 85.4 92% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 25.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	53%	34	300	233	144	27"	2560 1440	AOC2702 Q27G2G4

History: Score 37: 2R 6G 9B | Score 68: 9R 7G 2B

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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 Z490M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	268x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	202x
Core i7-10700Intel $230Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	152x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	157x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	105x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	93x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	52x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	52x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	50x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	42x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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