Asus PRIME Z490-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200323
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 19:38
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$415 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 288 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,101 100% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,950 121% 1,950 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2940 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (120 fps cap detected)	98% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 120 Parallax 120 98% 120 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 120 Splatting 120 98% 120 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 395 330 296 248 214 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 361 SusWrite 327 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 52 171% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 175GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 480 455 365 295 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 451 SusWrite 426 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 51.8 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
SanDisk uSD SDDR-289 125GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 111GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 25 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.2% Very poor	Read 72.7 Write 12.2 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 24.1 34% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 29.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.5 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%

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

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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	2,533x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,373x
Core i9-10900KIntel $415Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	906x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	856x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	427x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	593x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $148Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	444x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	274x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	303x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	242x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $120Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	237x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,147

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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