Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	239% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210415
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 04:46
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 1,125 103% 863 Pts	64-Core 2,087 129% 2,087 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F5) CLim: 2197 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 470.05 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 123 Parallax 129 112% 130 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 107 Splatting 92.9 92% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1534 840 839 840 840 844 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,532 Write 1,726 Mixed 1,292 SusWrite 956 310% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 68.6 236% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 1,027 772% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 276%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA331 1TB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 823GB free Firmware: JP4OA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 132 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 125 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 133 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 181GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 101 Write 92.1 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 105 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion HDD 4TB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1901 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 63.7 52% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 Samsung M378A2K43DB1-CVF DDR4 3200 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 19.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 6R 5G 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
48%	15%	95	267	196	120	31.5"	1920 1080	MSI3DA6 MSI G32C4

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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	2,487x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	586x
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 $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,107

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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