Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	32GB 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 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200529
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	363 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 963 94% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.4% Outstanding	Lighting 106 Reflection 146 Parallax 97 86% 116 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 125 Splatting 105 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 543 513 493 486 481 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,534 Write 2,320 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 565 391% 1,754 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 71.9 248% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 751 DQ Mixed 914 676% 898 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 563GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 482 485 483 486 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 467 SusWrite 484 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 53.8 178% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 79GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 481 484 478 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 465 SusWrite 480 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 54.2 179% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 350GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 319 245 238 239 236 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 483 Mixed 462 SusWrite 293 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 49.5 173% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 131GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 735 367 314 290 247 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,445 Write 1,165 Mixed 610 SusWrite 363 199% 896 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 52.3 188% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 812 637% 885 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 254%
Patriot Memory 64GB 1,048 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 54GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 10 12 11 12 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	6.31% Terrible	Read 22.9 Write 14 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 9.8 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.31% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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	2,491x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,360x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	890x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,011x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	848x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	423x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	299x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	237x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	233x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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