Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 208% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	151% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 05:20
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$249 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 as expected (48^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,183 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 2,022 125% 2,022 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$615 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 278 Parallax 301 226% 286 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 255 Splatting 183 207% 264 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 545GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 906 640 609 266 448 529 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 608 Write 1,199 Mixed 492 SusWrite 566 162% 716 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 36.8 162% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 740 618% 899 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 173 172 171 178 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GB 18,655 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 123%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 0R 0G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	31%	16	293	216	60	63.7"	5760 1080	HPN3468 NV Surround

History: Score 8: 1R 0G 3B | Score 5: 0R 0G 5B

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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 - $265

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,534x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,373x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	907x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	428x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	593x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	445x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $68Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16