Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	75% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 305 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 969 98% 793 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.1 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75% Very good	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 104 Parallax 146 77% 115 fps	MRender 86.6 Gravity 104 Splatting 74.1 71% 88.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 791GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 483 482 481 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 442 SusWrite 481 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 52.2 172% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 348 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 159GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 847 845 847 847 847 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 2090 Mixed 1,651 SusWrite 915 375% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 74.4 258% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 1,149 876% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 297%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2000 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 28.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 9R 7G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
68%	24%	76	325	255	60	27.9"	2560 1440	ACR0747 VG280K

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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	2,503x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,362x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	894x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	849x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	589x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	440x
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	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	235x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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