Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 227% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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.
Graphics	197% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 05:36
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 330 105% 195 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,214 112% 935 Pts	64-Core 2,190 136% 2,190 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 5500 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Lighting 285 Reflection 264 Parallax 294 232% 281 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 241 Splatting 184 200% 254 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 143 124 132 114 64 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.6% Average	Read 203 Write 85.4 Mixed 103 SusWrite 122 28% 129 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 24.5 84% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 54.7 DQ Write 76 DQ Mixed 101 67% 77.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 95%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 218GB free Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 462 460 458 457 461 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 144 Write 105 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 459 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 11.6 50% 15.9 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 15 DQ Mixed 14.1 11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 103%
Pcie SSD 2TB 13,829 User benchmarks, average bench 350% 1TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2496 2545 2541 2540 2475 2542 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 2,404 Mixed 1,487 SusWrite 2,523 448% 1,969 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 67.3 231% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 923 DQ Mixed 1,073 806% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 556%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200c16-16GTRS F4-3200c16-16GTRS F4-3200C16-16GTRS F4-3200C16-16GTRS 64GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3333, 3333, 3333, 3333 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 30.5 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 30.7 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%

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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%	0	111	7	360	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA1B5 Dell AW2521H

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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	2,495x
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	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	424x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	587x
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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	234x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $40	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