Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 206% 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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	170% 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	57.7 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 19 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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-$279 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 (43^rd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,163 106% 887 Pts	64-Core 2070 128% 2070 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 279 Parallax 301 223% 284 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 253 Splatting 183 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 703 678 521 486 511 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,007 Write 1,267 Mixed 586 SusWrite 627 196% 872 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 39.4 155% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,122 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 740 625% 914 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 309%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 173 172 174 177 182 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	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.4% 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 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%	4	271	189	60	63.7"	5760 1080	HPN3468 NV Surround

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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 $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,516x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,364x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,014x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	851x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	426x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	591x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	442x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	273x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	302x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	241x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,205

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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