Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 06:14
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$224 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,142 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,646 102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 203 Parallax 126 102% 151 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 134 Splatting 121 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB 3,353 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,021 Write 1,291 Mixed 1,091 255% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 58.8 188% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 421 DQ Mixed 234 266% 464 MB/s
Poor: 132% Great: 253%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 50GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 346 318 321 307 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 472 Mixed 442 SusWrite 316 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 52.4 169% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 12GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 490 Write 463 Mixed 408 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 53.5 174% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 348 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$97 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 170 168 170 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 164 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 167 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 163GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 83 83 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 84.2 Write 85.2 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 82.2 59% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 84%
WDC WD50 00BEVT-00A0RT0 500GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 9GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 37 36 35 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 31.4 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 35.2 44% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Thermaltake R009D408GX2-4600C19A 2x8GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 29.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.5 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

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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	8	6	240	27"	1280 720	DELA147 Dell AW2720HF

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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	2,530x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,371x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	904x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,020x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	427x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	592x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $70Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $118Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,142

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16