Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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	98.5% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '21 at 23:27
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600KF-$124 24,257 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 976 96% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 6630) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 187 Parallax 199 162% 195 fps	MRender 211 Gravity 147 Splatting 126 128% 161 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 261 262 264 208 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 306 Mixed 209 SusWrite 254 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 47.3 167% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 158 162% 266 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 111%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 317GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1567 831 832 833 754 677 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,571 Write 1,794 Mixed 1366 SusWrite 916 318% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.3 254% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 1,100 821% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 276%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 184 182 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 173 Mixed 98.1 SusWrite 184 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 253% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G30C15U4W.M16FE1 2x16GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.6 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 131%

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

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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 $442Bench 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 $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 $177	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