Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	111% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 00:40
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 161 2-Core 310 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,097 105% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,728 107% 1,728 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 361 247 247 242 249 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 485 Mixed 365 SusWrite 284 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 56.6 186% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 481 485 484 486 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 486 Mixed 449 SusWrite 464 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.6 196% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 193GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 401 287 277 278 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 483 Mixed 444 SusWrite 313 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 59.3 195% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 25GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 172 160 159 143 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 122 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 156 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 30.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 30 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 136%

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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	2,498x
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	1,012x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	588x
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	238x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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