Asrock Z490 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 221%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 246%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics217% 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 Drive367% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z490 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210324
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 99
1-Core 158
2-Core 320
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,217
105% 899 Pts
64-Core 2,159
134% 2,159 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
217% Outstanding
Lighting 324
Reflection 299
Parallax 353
264% 325 fps
MRender 357
Gravity 260
Splatting 189
211% 269 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 217%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2442 2436 2424 1710 1446 1461 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 2,624
Write 2,446
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 1,986
497% 2212 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 89.5
300% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,221
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 1036
782% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 221%
This bench: 367%
Great: 431%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
405GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 490 490 491 490 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 486
Mixed 466
SusWrite 490
110% 488 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 56.1
186% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 137 134 136 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 143
Write 129
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 134
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 43.6
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 32.3
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 34.2
103% 36 GB/s
Latency 41
98% 41 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 106%
Great: 141%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,016 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 142%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Extreme4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $787
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