Asrock Z490 AQUA

Performance Results


Gaming 233% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 242% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	228% 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 Drive	343% 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	16GB 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 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 AQUA (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 01:18
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$254 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 179 2-Core 358 109% 207 Pts	4-Core 670 8-Core 1197 112% 933 Pts	64-Core 1,762 109% 1,762 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$580 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3968) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Lighting 343 Reflection 304 Parallax 344 279% 330 fps	MRender 373 Gravity 278 Splatting 195 221% 282 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$93 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 746GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2016 2018 1360 1410 1371 1374 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 1,592 454% 2,028 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 83.9 275% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,504 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 1,224 927% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 603GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 2253 1856 1864 1868 1857 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	425% Outstanding	Read 2,855 Write 3,308 Mixed 3,037 SusWrite 2,004 632% 2,801 MB/s	4K Read 84.8 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 122 404% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,607 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 514 627% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 425% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL.9BWWR.253 2x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 30 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z490 AQUA Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 207%

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Desktop 107%

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Workstation 209%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 AQUA

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel $254Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	45x
Core i9-10900KIntel $430Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	19x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	8x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $580Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	16x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	14x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	12x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x

RAM
3200 C16 Series 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 94%, 755 samples	8x
CMW64GX4M2D3600C18 4x31.8GBCorsairBench 99%, 580 samples	5x
CMW64GX4M4C3000C15 4x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 556 samples	4x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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