Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	4.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	126% 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	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 21:51
Run Duration	381 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,264 112% 950 Pts	64-Core 2,061 128% 2,061 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 39,219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9078 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	4.97% Terrible	Lighting 6.2 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 9.3 5% 8.7 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.8 Splatting 0.1 5% 6.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.97% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: STZSE015 SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 477 495 459 495 494 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 498 Mixed 478 SusWrite 484 111% 494 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.1 192% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%
ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 27GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 216 243 256 252 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 237 Write 230 Mixed 105 SusWrite 237 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 1.2 60% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 7.3 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 0.6 3% 6.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 44%
ST12000NM001G-2MV103 12TB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 27GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 111 107 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 236 Write 232 Mixed 115 SusWrite 107 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 1.4 58% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 5.2 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 0.7 3% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 44%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 249% 408GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1484 1484 1482 1483 1484 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	275% Outstanding	Read 1,268 Write 1413 Mixed 1,308 SusWrite 1,481 309% 1,368 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 76 251% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1,255 942% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 362%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 931GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2635 2675 2673 2673 2675 2669 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,047 Write 2,475 Mixed 2,028 SusWrite 2,666 522% 2304 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 78.5 260% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,484 DQ Write 1210 DQ Mixed 1,342 1,006% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 492%
Toshiba HDWG180 8TB 513 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 25GB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 113 113 112 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 183 Write 185 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 111 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 133%
Seagate ST8000VN004-2M2101 8TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 43GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 117 126 126 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 113%
WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB 736 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 53GB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 100 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 149 Write 150 Mixed 97 SusWrite 97.7 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.4 378% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 30.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27C0 ASUS VZ279

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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