Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics4.87% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive222% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z490-A  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20201007
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 15:34
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144
LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 148
2-Core 288
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 929
91% 744 Pts
64-Core 1,170
72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
4.87% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 8.9
5% 8.4 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 0.3
5% 6.53 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.87%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1486 396 398 397 397 398 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 2,606
Write 2,257
Mixed 1,583
SusWrite 579
391% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 74.8
248% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 61.7
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 468
255% 231 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 222%
Great: 302%
Samsung 830 64GB
59GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 167 166 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 481
Write 168
Mixed 222
SusWrite 166
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 48.9
4K Mixed 21.2
86% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 22.2
DQ Write 48.9
DQ Mixed 95.1
55% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 29.3
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 100%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z490-A Builds (Compare 7,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-A - $330

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,112
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HDDRAMUSB
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