Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	147% 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	112% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 06:18
Run Duration	385 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$286 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 166 2-Core 334 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 658 8-Core 1,291 115% 975 Pts	64-Core 2,202 136% 2,202 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 194 Parallax 212 157% 200 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 196 Splatting 161 163% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 299 275 275 266 261 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 480 Mixed 412 SusWrite 307 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 488GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 487 489 488 488 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 466 SusWrite 487 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.5 188% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 366GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1301 1265 1120 1035 1012 993 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 1,329 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 1121 294% 1,310 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 82.7 271% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1,187 888% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 303GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2067 1276 1276 1275 1273 1273 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,398 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,407 452% 2,017 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 83.5 277% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,319 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1180 886% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 774GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 194 194 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 136 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 192 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 194 198 198 198 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 140 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 194 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 31.4 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 130%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 9R 5G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	53%	51	338	274	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM0E16 C27HG7x

History: Score 41: 3R 7G 5B | Score 73: 9R 5G 13B

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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 $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: $1,114

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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