Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	340% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 12:45
Run Duration	327 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700KF-$200 37,394 User benchmarks, average bench 96% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 973 92% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,498 93% 1,498 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 140 Parallax 137 119% 141 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 124 Splatting 109 107% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 1938 2197 1868 1547 1548 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,266 Mixed 2,281 SusWrite 1,743 495% 2,200 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 87.8 283% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,145 DQ Write 880 DQ Mixed 996 750% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 421GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 478 474 474 426 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 456 SusWrite 438 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 51.5 170% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 156GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 472 181 142 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 463 Write 473 Mixed 394 SusWrite 257 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 35.4 129% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 295 217% 281 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 95%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 471GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 94 94 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 92.7 Write 93.5 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 92.4 113% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 28.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 9R 0G 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
47%	19%	57	303	225	144	24.5"	1920 1080	AOC2590 2590G4

History: Score 40: 6R 2G 4B | Score 45: 5R 6G 2B | Score 47: 9R 0G 2B

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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 $449Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,114

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 $179	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