Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	329% 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201230
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900-$276 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 312 95% 178 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,176 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 2,026 125% 2,026 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Lighting 57.5 Reflection 59.1 Parallax 53.6 47% 56.7 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 51.6 Splatting 47.3 44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 2023 1584 1509 1479 1524 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,342 Mixed 1823 SusWrite 1,688 471% 2,098 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 80.8 266% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,193 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 908 680% 921 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 410%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 217 218 217 218 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 157 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 216 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 688% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 112 Write 101 Mixed 50.2 106% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 38% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	9%	32	110	7	60	23.1"	1920 1080	HPN3460 HP E233

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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	2,492x
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 $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

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 $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	234x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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