Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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	321% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z490-A (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 02:08
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$231 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 321 102% 191 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,056 101% 832 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB; dell 3070 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 211 Parallax 204 179% 212 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 155 Splatting 136 131% 164 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$80 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1485 1496 1508 1508 1514 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1,514 419% 1,859 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 79.1 297% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,690 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 1,403 1,014% 1,331 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 482 483 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 465 SusWrite 483 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58 198% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 EVO 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 749GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 482 484 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 393 SusWrite 483 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%
WDC WD140EMFZ-11A0WA0 14TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 168 165 169 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 140 Write 163 Mixed 131 SusWrite 168 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1.1 11% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 12.1 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 26%
WDC WD140EMFZ-11A0WA0 2TB 182GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 234 161 162 162 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 506 Write 479 Mixed 407 SusWrite 227 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.5 181% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 CMK16GX4M2D3600C18 CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18 32GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.6% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 120%

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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 - $225

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	2,541x
Core i9-10850KIntel $249Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,373x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	907x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,025x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	857x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	428x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	593x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	446x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $55Bench 275%, 495,311 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 $117Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,102

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369